Motor Disorders

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

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• Polio (Poliomyelitis)
• Parkinson's Disease
• Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Disability and Benefits

• Establishing Medical Disability by a General Disability Medical Committee
• 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

• Developmental Medical Diagnosis for Children (Child Development Services)
• Paramedical Treatments for Children (Child Development Services)
• Health Plan Fee Exemptions for Child Mobility Benefit Recipients

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

• 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

Housing in the Community

• Housing Guide for People with Impaired Mobility"
• Eligibility to Employ a Foreign Nursing Care Worker
• Purchase Tax Discount on Residential Property for People 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

• The National Health Insurance Law
• The National Insurance Law

Credits

• English translation and maintenance by The Shira Pransky Project.