Disabilities

One of every five Israelis has a disability. Only half of Israeli adults with disabilities are employed. One quarter of working-age adults with severe disabilities cannot even cover their monthly expenses. The Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute’s Research Team on Disabilities raises awareness of the needs of people with disabilities and the efforts to promote their inclusion in Israeli society.

2020 Research Themes

Promoting national reforms
Strengthening the service system for children and adults with disabilities
Community participation of people with disabilities
Assistive technology

2020 Research Themes

Promoting national reforms

Strengthening the service system for children and adults with disabilities

Community participation of people with disabilities

Assistive technology

Research Staff

Dr. Lia Moran-Gilad

Family Research Group Leader and Director of the Engelberg Center for Children and Youth

Dr. Shirly Shlefer

Researcher

Helen Mishael

Coordinator

Hila Rimon-Greenspan

Research Associate

Lital Barlev

Senior Research Scholar and Team Leader

Mariela Yabo

Research Associate

Nurit Guedj

Research Analyst

Rinat Namer Furstenberg

Research Associate

Yaara Pur (Vered)

Research Analyst

Yael Bachar

Research Analyst

Recent Publications

The BROSH Program – A Therapeutic Intervention Program for Families with Mentally Ill Parents: A Formative Evaluation Study

Lilach Zohar, Dr. Yoa Sorek, Anna Gerasimenko

2020

The goal of this formative evaluation was to study and describe the program’s unique work model and to examine the implementation and outcomes as perceived by the professionals and parties involved in the program.

Supported Decision-Making: Applied Aspects, Supervision, and Defining Optimal Support – International Review

Hila Rimon-Greenspan, Mariela Yabo, Rinat Namer Furstenberg, Dori Rivkin

2020

The goals of this review were to survey how SDM is applied in the countries surveyed and in selected pilot programs around the world; to examine the various mechanisms of safeguards and supervision or inspection of SDM arrangements; To define optimal support for decision-making.

Creating a Future: School-to-Work Transition Program for Students with Disabilities – Evaluation Study

Lital Barlev, Yael Bachar

2020

The study addressed the implementation of the program, examined its operation, and evaluated its impact in the short and long terms. The goal of the study was to evaluate the program and assist with its continued development.

Fostering Service for Children with Disabilities: Current Situation and New Directions for Development

Anat Gilad, Anna Gerasimenko, Dr. Yoa Sorek

2020

The study aims to describe the roles and work practices in the foster care services for children with disabilities and to help identify new directions for their development.

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