This portal deals with the rights of children with special needs and their parents. Most of the content focuses on general rights, but there is also information regarding specific disorders and disabilities.
The term "children with special needs" (children with disabilities) refers to a very broad population of children who suffer mainly from health problems that make every day life and their integration into the education system difficult. Most relevant legislation is general in nature, though some specific topics, such as Blindness and Visual Impairment, have their own specific legislation, as well.
Filing Disability Claims
Benefits
Types of Disabilities
Education
- Special Education and Integration into Regular Education
- Homeschooling for Children with Special Needs
- Distance Education Support for Homebound Children
- Education for Hospitalized Children
- Medical Aide for Children Enrolled in the Regular Education System
- Accommodations to allow the integration of special needs students to join trip and activities out of the school
Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Developmental Medical Diagnosis for Children (Child Development Services)
- Paramedical Treatments for Children (Child Development Services)
- Exemptions from payments to Health Fund for disabled child benefit recipients
- Health Plan Fee Exemptions for Child Mobility Benefit Recipients
Dental Care
Rehabilitation Equipment and Assistive Devices
- Medical and Rehabilitation Equipment Acquisition
- Financing Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices
- "Azarim"- A comprehensive database of the Milbat Association and related assistive devices.
Accessibility
- Accessibility
- Early School Registration for Accessibility Modification Purposes
- Making Schools Accessible to People with Disabilities
- Accessibility for People with Disabilities at Bus Stops
- Accessibility for People with Disabilities on Buses
- Accessibility for People with Disabilities on Trains
- No Queues for People with Disabilities in Public Places
- Someone Accompanying a Disabled Person is Exempt for Payments in Public Places
Transportation and Mobility
Housing
Support and Leisure
- Recreation, Trips, and Nature Activities for People with Disabilities
- "Hakala" - A Support Program for Families of Children with Special Needs
- Reim Program - Social Groups for People with Communication Difficulties
- Shiluv Menatzeach - Integrating Young People with Disabilities into the IDF
- Heyanut Center - Multidisciplinary Center for People with Special Needs and Their Families
- The Multidisciplinary center of parents of children with special needs under the auspices of "Parent organization of the education system in Jerusalem"
Parents' Rights
- Rights Guide for Families of Children with a Prolonged Disability or Illness
- Tax Exemption on money drawn from a pension fund for people with disabled family members
- Tax exemption on money drawn from a pension fund to pay for high medical expenses
- Sick Days for a Parent to Care for Offspring with Disabilities
- Income Tax Credit Points for a Child or Adult with Disabilities
- Income Tax Credit for a Child in Housing Outside the Home
- Prohibition of Discrimination Against an Employee because he is a Family Member of a Person with Disabilities
- Severance Pay for an Employee that resigns due to his deteriorating health or the deteriorating health of a family member
- Prohibition of firing an employee who missed work due to a security crisis
Other Financial Benefits
Aid organizations
- For a comprehensive categorized listing of healthcare organizations offering assistance and support for people with disabilities see People with Disabilities/Aid Organizations.
Government agencies
- The National Insurance Institute
- The Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services
- The Ministry of Health
- The Ministry of Education
Court Rulings
- Compensation for a disabled child whose school was not handicap-accessible
- Children with special needs who are confined to their homes are entitled to receive all services according to the Special Education Law
- Ruling on transportation for toddlers with disabilities
- The fact that a child is in special education does not exempt health plans from providing paramedical treatments for that child
Laws & Regulations
- The National Insurance Law
- National Insurance Regulations (Disabled Child)
- National Insurance Regulations (Disability Insurance) (Appeals Committees for Special Services and Disabled Children)
- The Special Education Law
- The Integration Law
- The Free Education for Sick Children Law
Additional publications
- Ministry of Health information booklet: "Health Insurance and Medical Services for Special Populations" (in Hebrew)
Credits
- Original translation performed by The Shira Pransky Project as part of a grant from The Fellowship Fund.