Students with Disabilities

This portal contains information regarding the rights to which students with disabilities are entitled.

There are many areas in which the the acadenic system offers aid to students with disabilities. Please note that the subject of physical accessibility around the campus grounds is supposed to be fully resolved, but is not yet 100% executed.

Important: Students for whom disability of at least 20% has been established may be entitled to receive funding for tuition and other expenses as part of vocational rehabilitation.

General

• Vocational Rehabilitation and Educational Assistance for People with Disability
• Educational Funding for Workplace Injury Victims
• Educational Funding for Disabled Veterans
• Educational Funding for Victims of Terror
• Support services for students with disabilities
• University preparatory program (mechina) for students with disabilities
• Post-secondary preparatory program run by Eshnav to those eligible for vocational rehabilitation or a rehabilitation basket
• Post-secondary preparatory program run by Eshnav in the context of vocational rehabilitation or the rehabilitation basket for charedi women

Learning Disabilities

• Learning Disabilities
• Psychometric examination accommodations
• Accommodations for people with learning disabilities in institutions of higher education
• Support center for students with learning disabilities
• Educational Funding for people with ADD/ADHD

Mental Illness

• Mental Illness
• Post-secondary preparatory program run by Eshnav to those eligible for the rehabilitation basket
• Academic mentoring for students with mental illness

Blindness and Visual Impairment

• Blindness and Visual Impairment
• Preparatory course for the psychometric examination
• Scholarships
• Academic Preparatory Program for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Tutoring for Blind and Visually Impaired Students
• Support Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Students
• Reading Hours for Blind and Visually Impaired Students
• Interpreting Services for the Deaf-Blind
• Assistance Receiving a Work Station for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Computer Station Lending Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Computer Station Modification for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Professional Rehabilitation and Educational Assistance for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Assistance for Blind and Visually Impaired Students

Deafness and Hearing Impairment

• Deafness and Hearing Impairment
• Support Services for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Students in Higher Education
• Interpreting Services for the Hearing Impaired
• Interpreting Services for the Deaf-Blind

Young Adults on the Autistic Spectrum

• Dror Program at Tel Aviv University - Preparation for Academic Studies, Work and Independent Living

Support Centers

• Support center for students with learning disabilities
• Department of support for students with disabilities at Ariel University

Aid Organizations

• Israel Student Union
• Hebrew University's Clinical Legal Education Center for the Rights of People with Disabilities
• Click here for a comprehensive listing of aid organizations for students.

Government Agencies

• The National Insurance Institute - Rehabilitation Department
• The Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services - Rehabilitation Division
• The Ministry of Health - Mental Health Division
• The Ministry of Education
• The Commission for Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Laws and Regulations

• The Student's Rights Law
• The Rights for Students with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education Law
• The Equal Rights for People with Disabilities Law

Additional Publications

• The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Information booklet about accessibility for students with disabilities

Credits

• English translation and maintenance by The Shira Pransky Project.