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 AN ACTIVITY shows how important it is to support the one who seems different, because when we strengthen them, the whole chain stays strong.

How one teenager in northern Israel learned to fight the stigma around autism

By ADI AHARON
 Isaac and Michal Herzog celebrate Purim with children from Beit Issie Shapiro on March 11, 2025.

Purim joy comes early as Beit Issie Shapiro visits the President’s Residence

 KEEPOLIM’S BABUSHKA & Dedushka program provides monthly food deliveries to nine Russian immigrants with mobility issues.

Aliyah and accessibility: The reality for disabled immigrants in Israel

 ‘WE ARE not asking for special treatment; just for you to see us exactly as we are – a happy, laughing family,’ says the writer.

On Family Day and Rare Disease Awareness Day, we must fight for equality

By ZIV YIFAT
 Freed hostages Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, February 22, 2025

The long, sad, saga of Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed

 Photos from a Shalva exhibition.

Resilience amid war: How Israeli nonprofits support people with disabilities

 Beit Issie Shapiro in Ra’anana.

Beit Issie Shapiro: Breaking barriers for Israelis with disabilities

 A man walks past posters of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 25, 2024.

Israel's invisible mental health crisis, and how it affects Israelis with disabilities

By AHMIR LERNER
Tech for Heroes

NISKO SMART supports war victims with disabilities

By In collaboration with NISKO
 TOM

The Kangarooz unveiled: Transformative aid for toddlers with disabilities

By WALLA! HOME , DESIGN
 ‘I dream a lot about the future. I see a stronger, more inclusive Israeli society,’ says the writer

Because we are all equal in emergency

By SHIRLY PINTO-KADOSH
 A VOLUNTEER works with a child from a family evacuated from their home due to the war.

A lifeline during war: Kesher provides for families of children with disabilities

By DAMIAN KELMAN
 Ruth Peretz and her father Arik at the Nova Music Festival prior to Hamas's attack on October 7 2023

Memorial garden dedicated to victim of Hamas Nova massacre

 Trekker wheelchairs are seen being used on a hike in Jerusalem.

This is how wheelchair-bound ex-soldiers can still hike in Israel

By CAROL UNGAR
 GIDI GRINSTEIN with Paralympic athlete Pascal Berkowitz.

Paralympics-Not just broken records: 2,700 repairs undertaken on prosthetic limbs, equipment

By REUTERS
Haredi women in the tech sector

Using AI to empower the underrepresented

By MAYA ALON
 Mia Le Roux at Miss South Africa 2024

First deaf Miss South Africa crowned amid controversy over finalist's heritage

 From left: Boaz Kramer, Dekkel Bachar, Prof. Shayke Hutzler at SPIVAK center in Ramat Gan.

SHESEK: Helping Israel's disabled civilians post-Oct. 7