• Disabilities

    The inclusion of people with disabilities is a high priority in Israel. National initiatives and reforms are currently striving to meet the health care, social, and economic needs of people of all ages with disabilities, and their families, both in regular times and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    MJB’s Research Team on Disabilities is playing a leading role in assisting these efforts to promote inclusion and integration of people with disabilities into Israeli society.

    2022 Research Themes

    • Advancing National Reforms
    • Advancing Services for People with Disabilities
    • Technology
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    2022 Research Themes

    Advancing National Reforms
    Advancing Services for People with Disabilities
    Technology

    Research Staff

    Dr. Adi Hercowitz-Amir

    Researcher

    Dr. Rotem Nagar Eidelman

    Research Scholar

    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 Koren

    Researcher

    Recent Publications

    Children with Disabilities in the Bedouin Population in the Negev
    Dr. Hagit Sofer-Furman, Lital Barlev, Nurit Guedj
    2021

    The objectives of the research were to map available services for children with disabilities and their family members in the Bedouin population in the Negev, in the education, health and welfare areas and to identify barriers to service take-up and unmet needs in these areas, in routine times as well as during COVID-19.
    People With Disabilities in Israel 2021: Facts and Figures
    Lital Barlev, Yaara Pur (Vered), Yael Bachar
    2021

    This booklet published by Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute and JDC-Israel Unlimited ovides a comprehensive picture of people with disabilities in Israel.
    Legislation for the Provision of Social Services for People with Disabilities: An International Review
    Mariela Yabo, Dr. Rotem Nagar Eidelman, Dr. Adi Hercowitz-Amir, Lital Barlev
    2021

    The goal of this review is to inform the Disabilities Administration about legislation models governing the provision of social services to people with disabilities in various countries around the world, which may be applied to the various target populations served by the Disabilities Administration, and which include the diverse social services provided by the Disabilities Administration: housing services, personal assistance services, recreational services, health care support services, and more.
    Models and Best Practices for Promoting the Shared Decision Making of People with Disabilities and Their Families
    Ellen Milshtein, Efrat Shenhav, Hilla Dolev
    2021

    The study’s overarching goal was to lay the groundwork for a discourse on shared decision-making models for the purpose of the pilot planned to begin in selected locations in Israel. The study’s specific objectives were: To refine needs and challenges involved in processes of shared decision-making by people with disabilities and their families; To learn about Israeli and international models of collaboration between professionals and policymakers and people with disabilities and their families in making decisions regarding the latter’s lives; To identify best practices for collaboration in decision making.
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