People with Disabilities/Aid Organizations

Introduction:

This page contains a comprehensive categorized listing of healthcare organizations offering assistance and support to people with various disabilities.

• The following links lead to pages with information about the organizations in Hebrew.
• Click here for a comprehensive listing of organizations in English on the Shira Pransky Project website.

General Organizations

• Santé Israël Information for French speakers about the Israeli Health Care system.
• AHAVA - For the Disabled and their Families
• AHVA - The Israeli Multidisciplinary Association for People with Disabilities
• ILAN - The Israeli Foundation for Handicapped Children
• Israel Elwyn
• Almanarah - The Association for Persons with Disabilities
• The Umbrella Organization of Organizations for the Disabled in Israel
• Etgarim - Sports activities, recreation, and nature trips
• Beit Issie Shapiro in Ra'anana
• Achlah - Association for the Quality of Life for for Individuals with Special Needs
• JDC Israel - Disabilities and Rehabilitation Division
• IACC Israel Association of Community Centers
• The Arab Association for the Disabled
• Gvanim Programs for Young People with Special Needs.
• Kivunim - Promoting Youths with Special Needs
• Lotem – Making Nature Accessible - Nature tours and activities for people with special needs
• MILBAT
• Mifras Bagalil
• Mishaul - The Center for Supportive Communication and Rehabilitative Technology
• Access Israel
• The Central Library for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Handicapped
• Kesher - Home for Families with Special Needs
• Refua Vesimcha
• Give a Hand to the Deaf and Disabled
• Jerusalem Social Services Directory
• Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center
• Saad V'Marpe - Visiting and helping the sick
• Center for Independent Living in Jerusalem
• Center for Independent Living in Tel-Aviv Yaffa

National Insurance

• Assistance with the National Insurance

Housing

• Housing Assistance for People with Disabilities

Legal Aid and Promotion of Rights

• Bizchut
• The Society for Patient Rights in Israel
• Merkaz Mazor - Patients Rights Law in Israel
• AHAVA - For the disabled and their families
• Almanarah - The Association for Persons with Disabilities
• Z.V.I. - Israel Health Consumers
• The Hebrew University Clinic for Disability Rights
• The Bar Ilan University Disability Rights Legal Aid Clinic
• Kol HaZchuyot Advocating for the Rights of the Special Needs Population
• The Clinic to Provide Assistance for Wards and Regarding Custody Law
• The Clinic for Children and Youth Rights at the Hebrew University
• Give a Hand for the Deaf and Disabled

Accessibility

• Legal Unit Public Petitions Commission for Equal Rights of People with Disabilities
• Bizchut, The Israel Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities
• Access Israel , Promoting Accessibility for the Disabled Population
• The Clinical Legal Education Center

Assistance for Family Members

• Yad L'Tomech - Support Center for Family Caregivers
• Caregivers Israel - Recognition and Support for Caregivers of Family Members
• Kesher - Home for Families with Special Needs

Rehabilitation Equipment Lending Services

• Or L'Olam - Lending Medical Equipment
• Variety Israel
• Yad Sarah Webpage for borrowing equipment from Yad Sarah
• Merkaz Kivanim - for medical rights
• Kmayaan Hamitgaber Loaning equipment in Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Elyakhin, Givat Haim Meuhad
• Lions Israel
• Milbat
• Michaelson Institute for Rehabilitation of Vision
• Maayan - Alyn Hospital
• Center for Secure Travel - Alyn Hospital
• Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center
• The Optical Vision Foundation
• Ner David Avi Association Equipment hire in Ashkelon, Ashdod and Netivot
• The Central Library for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Handicapped
• Saad V'Marpe - Visiting and helping the sick
• Ezer Mizion Webpage for borrowing equipment from Ezer Mizion
• Ezra Lemarpe
• The Arab Association for the Disabled
• Keren Yishai a Cure for Life
• Re-Specs Frames for the Needy
• Refaeinu Venevashea
• Tikva Umarpe Lending equipment for children with Dialysis and Nephrology

Employment

• Employment of People with Disabilities/ Aid Organizations
• Public Health Association
• AHVA - The Israeli Multidisciplinary Association for People with Disabilities
• Israel Elwyn
• The Gvanim Association for Education and Community Involvement
• JDC Israel-Tevet - Vocational training for people with disabilities
• Kivunim - Promoting Youths with Special Needs
• The National Institute for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured
• The Institute for the Advancement of Deaf Persons in Israel
• The Mary Rosen Vocational Rehabilitation Center
• The Vocational Rehabilitation and Training Center at the Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital
• Hameshakem - A company that employs individuals with limited work capacity
• Employment Portal to Integrate People with Disabilities into the Job Market
• Chimes Israel
• Keren - Vocational Rehabilitation Centers
• The Clinical Legal Education Center at the Hebrew University - Assistance and legal representation focusing on fields of higher education and employment.
• Give a Hand to the Deaf - Disabled for the Disabled
• A Collection of NGO's in the Field of Employment for People with Disabilities - Ministry of the Economy

Population-Specific Organizations

Children with Special Needs

• AHAVA For the disabled and their families
• AHADA - Parents with Challenged Children in the United Kibbutz Movement
• Or Menachem Assistance to sick children in hospitals
• Ilan Israel Foundation for Handicapped Children
• Israel Elwyn
• ELI - The Organisation for the Protection of Children
• Etgarim - Sports activities, recreation, and nature trips
• Beyachad Prooting Inclusion in Israel
• Beit Issie Shapiro in Ra'anana
• Habait Shel Ronit - Social activities for people with special needs
• The Gvanim Association for Education and Community Involvement
• [[he:גיבורים קטנים| Giborim Ktanim
• Achlah - Association for the Quality of Life for for Individuals with Special Needs
• The Alyn Hospital Safe Travel Center -
• The Israeli Association of Child Development and Rehabilitation
• Variety Israel
• The Center for Educational Technology (CET) - Special Education
• Alyn Hospital: Maayan Rehabilitative Equipment Display Center
• Mifras Bagalil
• Erez Foundation - Search, Rescue, Community
• Jordan River Village - Free vacation for chronically and seriously ill children
• Krembo Wings - A Youth Movement for Special Children
• Sulam - The ladder for Special Needs Children in Israel
• SAAD V'Marpe - Visiting and Helping the Sick
• PERACH Tutoring Project
• World Ort - Educational Support for Sick Children
• Kav-Or Distance Learning and Virtual Playground for Children in Hospitals
• All Rights - Claiming the rights of children with special needs
• Keren Yishai a Cure for Life Fostering life skills for children and youth with special needs
• Kesher - Connecting Special Families
• Refua Vesimcha Organizing Events in Special Education Schools
• Shutaf Jerusalem Integration Programs for Children and Adults with Special Needs.
• Simcha Layeled Assistance to Disabled and Seriously ill Children and their families
• Tlalim - Educational Support for the Sick Child
• Tikva Umarpe Lending equipment for children with Dialysis and Nephrology
• The Clinic for Children and Youth Rights at the Hebrew University
• Seeach Sod Center for Special Education for the Ultra Orthodox Community

Autism

• Ohel Sara - Education, employment and housing for those with special needs
• ALUT
• Beit Lauren - The Center for Families Dealing with PDD/Autism
• Habait Shel Ronit - Social activities for people with special needs
• Bakehila - integrating people in Autism into the Community
• National Parent Association to integrate children with Autism
• The Association for Children at Risk
• Effie - Asperger Israel
• Small Heroes - Bringing Together Children with Special Needs and Those Without
• Integration initiatives Integrating Children and Adults with Autism into Society
• Silent Angels -Association for the Advancement of research and treatment of Rett syndrome
• Milman Center Netzer Association
• Guardianship Association for People with Autism, founded by Alut
• Kvutzat Hashavim - Art therapy groups
• Mishaul - The Center for Supportive Communication and Rehabilitative Technology
• Angels of Silence Organization - To advance Rett Syndrome research and treatment
• Chimes Israel
• Clinic of Law, Medicine and Psychiatry
• AQA Training, Integration and Testing Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Seeach Sod Center for Special Education for the Ultra Orthodox Community

Blindness and Visual Impairment

• Societies for the Blind
• Tzemed - Association of Guide Dog Users
• Ofek Liyladenu – Our Children's Horizon
• ELIYA Association for Blind and Visually Impaired Children
• The Al-Manarah Association
• Jewish Institute for the Blind
• Lirot – The Israeli Research Association for Eye Health and Blindness Prevention
• Migdal Or
• The Michaelson Institute for Rehabilitation of Vision
• Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind
• The Mary Rosen Vocational Rehabilitation Center
• The Beth David Institute - The Center for Deaf-Blind Persons
• The Center for the Blind in Israel
• The Optical Vision Foundation
• The Central Library for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Handicapped
• Joint Israel - Disabilities and Rehabilitation Department
• Kivunim - Furthering the Children with Special Needs
• Seeing Eyes for the Blind in Israel
• ALEH - The Society of Blind and Dyslexic Students in Israel
• Keren Or
• NAMAG The Association of AMD patients in Israel

Intellectual Disabilities

• AKIM - National Association for the Habilitation of the Mentally Handicapped in Israel
• Ohel Sara - Education, employment and housing for those with special needs
• Habait Shel Ronit - Social activities for people with special needs
• Small Heroes - Bringing Together Children with Special Needs and Those Without
• Yated - Children with Down Syndrome
• Special Olympics
• Matav
• Chimes Israel
• Tzori - Supporting Individuals with Special Needs
• Seeach Sod Center for Special Education for the Ultra Orthodox Community

Deafness and Hearing Impairment

• Bekol
  • بيكول (بصوت عالي) – المنظمة القومية لضعيفي السمع الخدمة الهاتفية
• Beit MICHA - Society for Deaf Children
• MICHA Tel Aviv - Multidisciplinary Center for Children with Hearing Impairments
• MICHA Haifa and the North
• MICHA Jerusalem
• Shema - Center for Education and Rehabilitation of Hearing Impaired Children and Youth
• The Association of the Deaf in Israel
• The Institute for the Advancement of Deaf Persons in Israel
• The Beth David Institute - The Center for Deaf-Blind Persons
• The Optical Vision Foundation
• Mishaul - The Center for Supportive Communication and Rehabilitative Technology
• ASACH - The Israel Deaf Sports Organization
• Shemaya – Educational Program for the Hearing Impaired
• Shema Kolenu
• Give a Hand to the Deaf and Disabled
• AV Israel
• Signpedia - Israeli Sign Language Dictionary
• LISTEN – A Website for Parents of Hearing Impaired Children

Diseases and Disorders

• Click here for a comprehensive categorized listing of healthcare organizations offering assistance and support including organizations that help those suffering from chronic illness.

Cancer

• The Israel Cancer Association
• One in Nine
• Or Menachem - Assistance for children in hospitals
• Beit Natan - Healthcare resources and support for women with cancer
• Larger Than Life - for quality of life for children with cancer
• G'isha L'chaim
• Hadadi - The Support Center For The Breast Cancer Survivor in Jerusalem
• Zichron Menachem - the Israel Association for Support of Children with Cancer
• Friends for Health
• Chaiyanu - assistance for children with cancer and their families
• Yad L'Tomech - Support Center for Family Caregivers
• Yad Tamar Support for Cancer Patients and their Families
• Yachad Betikva - Fulfilling Dreams for Children with Serious Illnesses
• Israeli CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Patients Support and Information Organization
• Halil Ha'Or The Association for Lymphoma and Leukemia Patients
• Jordan River Village - Free vacation for chronically and seriously ill children
• AMEN - The Israeli Association of Myeloma Patients
• Life's Door (Tishkofet Maagan) - support for those suffering from cancer or loss
• The Make-A-Wish Foundation
• The Organization for Stoma (Neostomy) Patients in Israel
• The Yuri Shtern Holistic Care Center for Cancer Patients - Complementary medical treatment for cancer victims free of charge or at a nominal cost
• Ezer Mizion Support and assistance for children and adult cancer patients and their families
• PELE - A Wig for Every Woman
• Kav-Or - Distance Learning for Children in Hospitals
• Rachashei Lev - Support for children with cancer
• Tlalim - Educational Support for the Sick Child
• Tmicha - The Israeli Association of Palliative Care
• Caregivers Israel - Recognition and Support for Caregivers of Families

Chronic Illness

• The Israel Psoriasis Association
• EYAL - Israel Epilepsy Association
• ASAF - Association of CFS and Fibromyalgia
• Gisha L'Haim Life's Door
• The Israeli Association for Gaucher
• The Israeli Familial Dysautonomia Foundation
• ]Haverim Friends for Health - Distributing Medication for the Sick
• Tene Briut - Prevention, detection and treatment of chronic diseases for the Ethiopian community
• The Israel Multiple Sclerosis Society
• The Home for Multiple Sclerosis Patients
• Yad L'Tomech - Support Center for Family Caregivers
• Jordan River Village - Free vacation for seriously ill children
• Katef Chama - Support for families of the chronically ill
• Mateh Medical Association for the Treatment and Establishment of Health
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Israel
• The Association for Fighting A-T Disease
• The Israel Foundation for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
• IFOB - Israeli Foundation For Osteoporosis and Bone Diseases
• Inbar - The Israeli Association for those with Rheumatic Diseases
• ALIYA- Israeli Foundation for Osteoporosis and Bone Diseases
• ALEH - Israeli Hemophilia Association
• The Israel Pulmonary Hypertension Association
• Ori Fund - mitochondrial diseases
• YAHEL - Advising and Educating about Food Allergies
• Mifrakim Tzeirim (Young Joints)
• The Israel Parkinson Association (IPA)
• The Israeli Celiac Association
• Kol Haneshima - Support for parents of children who have undergone a tracheostomy
• Rosh Tov - alopecia areata
• Simcha L'Yeled Assistance for Sick Children and their Families
• Life's Door (Tishkofet Maagan)
• Caregivers Israel - Recognition and Support for Caregivers of Families

Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

• Melabev - Providing care for those with Alzheimer's disease and dementia
• EMDA - For those suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia
• Yad L'Tomech - Support Center for Family Caregivers
• The Tzipporah Fried Center - Ezer Mizion - Support and assistance for Alzheimer's patients' families
• The Stuchinski Ramat-Gan Alzheimer Research and Treatment Center
• Huntington Patients Association of Israel
• Caregivers Israel - Recognition and Support for Caregivers of Families

Liver Diseases

• Hetz - Israeli Organization for Liver Health
• Israel Liver Transplantees' Association

Kidney Diseases

• The Israeli National Kidney Transplantees and Dialysis Patients Association
• Israel National Kidney Foundation
• Tikva Umarpe - For pediatric dialysis, kidney transplant and nephrology patients

Muscular Dystrophy and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

• ATLAS – The Israel ALS/MND Association
• Gisha L'Haim Life's Door
• IsrA.L.S. - The Israel ALS Research Association
• Meshi - For families of children suffering from muscular dystrophy
• ADI - Duchenne Israel
• Little Steps - Support for children with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy and their families
• Life's Door (Tishkofet Maagan)
• Prize for Life- To promote the study of ALS and to increase awareness of the disease
• Orphant Israel A site dedicated to rare diseases

Diabetes

• The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in Israel
• Israel Diabetes Association
• Jordan River Village - free vacation for children with chronic illness
• Tene Briut - Prevention, detection and treatment of chronic diseases for those who left Ethiopia
• Ezer Mizion - Assistance and support for juvenile diabetes among the religious population

Strokes

• The Neeman Association for Stroke Survivors

Cerebral Palsy (CP)

• The Association for those Handicapped by CP
• Ilan Israel
• Milbat
• Alyn Hospital's Maayan Program for rehabilitative equipment
• Tsad Kadima Education and rehabilitation of children and adults with cerebral palsy

Tourette Syndrome

• ESTI - Israeli Tourette Syndrome Association

Learning Disabilities

• Nitzan - The Israeli Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities
• Leshem - The Association for the Advancement of Learning Disabled Students in Higher Education in Israel
• Marom - Advancing the Learning Disabled Population
• The Central Library for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Handicapped
• Push Foundation - Remedial assistance for students from families with financial difficulties
• Talia Trust for Children - Helping learning disabled children from needy families to receive the educational tools essential for them to succeed
• Habait Shel Ronit - Social activities for people with special needs
• The Organization for the Realization of Dyslexic Students' Talents
• Kavim V'Mahshevot - The Israel Association for Attention Disorders (ADHD)
• Tzori - Supporting individuals with special needs

Mental Illness

• Enosh - Israeli Association for Mental Health
• ERAN - Emotional First Aid by Telephone & Internet
• Association for Excellence in Psychiatric Rehabilitation (AEPR)
• Bizchut - The Israeli Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities
• Behevra Tova - Seeing Beyond
• Haagudah Lbriut Hatzibur Rehabilitation Services and Housing for Life
• Habait Shel Ronit - Social activities for people with special needs
• DROR: The Israeli Association for Housing Discharged Psychiatric Patients
• Jordan River Village - Free vacation for chronically and seriously ill children
• Lishma
• MALAM - Organization of Mental Health Consumers in Israel
• MAMAN - Center for information and communal participation for families facing mental illness
• Makshivim - Online social and self-help group for the mental illness community
• SAHAR - Support and Listening on the Net
• OZMA - The National Forum of Families of People with Mental Illness
• Ezer Mizion - Mental Health Services Division
• Chimes Israel
• Zipor Hanefesh - Artistic Creations from those Facing Emotional Challenges
• The MARAP Clinic - Law, Medicine and Psychiatry
• Reut - Community Mental Health Association
• Shelanu - Services for families of the mentally ill provided by WIZO
• Shekulo Tov - Integrating the mentally ill into the community through employment and leisure

Credits

• Original translation performed by The Shira Pransky Project as part of a grant from The Fellowship Fund.