This portal contains information related to motor disorders.
Motor disorders may have various causes, including diseases of the muscular and/or nervous systems, or damage caused to the nervous system as the result of an accident. This portal contains information about and related to motor disorders, as well as information about specific rights to which those with motor disorders may be entitled.
Additional relevant information may be found in the Health and Illness Portal and the People with Disabilities Portal.
Diseases
Disability and Benefits - Children
Disability and Benefits - Adults
- Determining Disability by a Medical Committee for General Disability
- Mobility Benefit
- Disability Pension and Related Benefits
- Special Services Benefit (Attendance Allowance) and Related Benefits
- Disabled Child Benefit and Related Benefits
- Long-Term Care Benefit
- Disability Pension and Disability Grant for Work Injury Victims
- Guide for a Working Age Adult who is Coping with an Injury or Illness that Causes Disability
Healthcare
Assistive Devices
- Assistance Purchasing Walking Devices
- Assistance Purchasing Mobility Devices
- Assistance Purchasing Standers for Children and Youth
- Financing Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices
- AZARIM - Comprehensive database from the Milbat Organization on Assistive Devices
Education
- Rehabilitative Daycare Centers
- Transportation to Kindergarten for Children with Disabilities
- Transportation to School for Children with Disabilities
- Chaperones on Vans for Students with Special Needs
- Vehicle that is safe to Transport Children with Disabilities
- Making Schools Accessible for People with Disabilities
- Accommodations to allow students with special needs to integrate on school trips and programming outside of the school
- Accessible transportation on the annual trip for children with motor disorders on the Ministry of Education website
- Matriculation examination (Bagrut) accommodations for students with physical motor disabilities and CP
Community Services for Children and Young Adults
Housing in the Community
- Housing Guide for People with Impaired Mobility"
- Eligibility to Employ a Foreign Nursing Care Worker
- Supportive Communities for People with Disabilities
- Supportive Housing Program for People with Disabilities
- Purchase Tax Discount on Residential Property for People with Disabilities
- Day Center for Adults with Severe Physical Disabilities
- Rights Guide for Individuals Caring for an Elderly Family Member or Person With Disabilities
Aid Organizations
- For a comprehensive categorized listing of aid organizations offering assistance and support for people with disabilities, see: People with Disabilities/Aid Organizations.
- For a comprehensive categorized listing of healthcare organizations offering assistance and support, see: Health and Illness/Aid Organizations.
- Organizations that lend rehabilitation equipment
- Organizations that provide assistance to CP patients
- Organizations that provide assistance to patients with muscular dystrophy
Government Agencies
- The Ministry of Health
- The National Insurance Institute
- The Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services
- The Ministry of Education
Laws and Regulations
Credits
- English translation and maintenance by The Shira Pransky Project.