people with disabilities

International fashion model Ellie Goldstein (Courtesy)

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How a 21-year-old UK model with Down syndrome became a global face for inclusivity

Recently seen on the cover of British Vogue and an inspiration for a new Barbie doll, at only 5 feet and born with a disability, Ellie Goldstein is not your average supermodel

June 23, 2023, 5:13 am

How a 21-year-old UK model with Down syndrome became a global face for inclusivity

Recently seen on the cover of British Vogue and an inspiration for a new Barbie doll, at only 5 feet and born with a disability, Ellie Goldstein is not your average supermodel

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Members of the 2023 Special Olympics delegation from Israel meet with Israeli Olympic Committee president and past medalist Yael Arad (center), June 8, 2023. (Ben Melnik)

June 16, 2023, 6:07 am

Israel’s 35 Special Olympics athletes are going for gold at games in Berlin

For the first time, delegation is departing with government backing after group recognized earlier this year as a sports federation; CEO: ‘We are beyond excited, beyond motivated’

By Amy Spiro

Judith Heumann speaking at a 504 protest. (HolLynn D'Lil)

March 7, 2023, 8:41 pm

Judy Heumann, Jewish American disability advocate who spurred a movement, dies at 75

The daughter of Holocaust survivors broke down barriers for kids and teachers in NYC schools, protested until federal legislation was passed, and advised multiple presidents

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Idan Fishslevich, a 22-year-old with high functioning ASD who was made a flight attendant for a day, is seen onboard an El Al plane before departing to Rome, Italy, February 20, 2023. (Tobias Siegal/Times of Israel)

February 28, 2023, 4:08 pm

To promote disability inclusion, El Al makes man with autism a crew member for a day

Fulfilling a childhood dream, volunteer soldier Idan Fishslevich, 22, becomes a flight attendant in a joint initiative by JNF-USA and Israel’s national airline

By Tobias Siegal

The entrance to the Beit Dafna residence in Holon on May 3, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

June 6, 2022, 2:46 pm

Police open probe month after 3 die of food poisoning at Holon care facility

Investigation into Beit Dafna home for residents with disabilities to be conducted by fraud unit, after Health Ministry cited ‘severe deficiencies’ in kitchen cleanliness

By ToI Staff

May 22, 2022, 7:10 pm

Lapid in tears as cabinet discusses budget boost for people with disabilities

PM says proposed bill will enshrine rights and services in law ‘for the first time’; FM weeps as he shares daughter’s story

By Tobias Siegal

Illustrative image of a doctor in a hospital ward (sudok1; iStock by Getty Images)

May 22, 2022, 11:24 am

4 hospitalized in new suspected food poisoning in home for people with disabilities

Welfare Ministry to investigate incident at Neve Ram facility in north, which comes weeks after 3 died at a similar institution; father of one patient: ‘No lessons learned’

By ToI Staff

The entrance to the Beit Dafna shelter in Holon on May 3, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)

May 8, 2022, 8:57 pm

Health Ministry confirms contamination caused deadly food poisoning in Holon shelter

Officials find fecal bacteria in several food samples, ‘severe’ deficiencies in maintenance and cleanliness of facility where three died

By ToI Staff

Illustrative: View of a hospital patient food tray. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

May 2, 2022, 9:52 pm

Food poisoning suspected as three die at Holon shelter for people with disabilities

A team sent by the Health Ministry to the Beit Dafna shelter finds severe deficiencies in the facility’s kitchen

By ToI Staff

At the train station in the Hungarian town of Zahony, more than 200 Ukrainians with disabilities — residents of two care homes in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv — disembarked into the cold wind of the train platform after an arduous escape from the violence gripping Ukraine, March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Balazs Kaufmann)

March 2, 2022, 11:41 pm

People with disabilities forced to flee care homes as assault on Kyiv intensifies

Over 200 refugees unable to fend for themselves disembark into the cold in an arduous escape; UN predicts Europe’s ‘biggest refugee crisis this century’

By Justin Spike

Shefa students and teachers preparing for Shabbat with music and song. (The Shefa School via JTA)

February 2, 2022, 9:01 am

NY Jewish school for kids with learning disabilities to inaugurate new campus

Renovation on The Shefa School’s 12-story building set to be completed in the spring of 2024; school has grown from 24 students in 2014, its first year, to more than 200

By julia GERGELY

Ambassador Dan Oryan (left) joins Emek Hefer Regional Council head Galit Shaul (second from left), singer Mosh Ben Ari (second from right), Israeli capoeira champion Mickey Hayat (right), and children with special needs from the Benjamin Rothman Shvilei Ha'Emek School in a photo for the Foreign Minstry's Upside Down exhibition. (Courtesy)

December 11, 2021, 4:29 pm

Israeli diplomats, celebrities join kids with disabilities for ‘Upside Down’ exhibit

Foreign Ministry photo series marking Disability Awareness month will be displayed at Israeli embassies around the world

By Lazar Berman

Palestinian amputees play a soccer match while using their crutches during a training session, at Palestine Stadium in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

December 8, 2021, 11:47 am

Gaza soccer league aims to help amputees cope with war trauma

Team established with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross hopes to compete regionally and appear at the World Cup for amputees in Turkey next year

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Israel is a world leader in the field of assistive technology, which helps disabled people cope with their environment. (Iacopo Luzi/Times of Israel)

December 4, 2021, 6:11 pm

Poll shows 1 in 3 Israeli parents do not want kids to study with the disabled

Survey by Access Israel also indicates half of Israelis know a person who uses a disabilities parking permit without warrant

By ToI Staff

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December 2, 2021, 11:19 pm

Israel – A model of inclusivity

An initiative to integrate people with disabilities into the Israel Defense Forces is showing the world why greater inclusion is the key to our future success.

By Leiba Chaya David