Recommended games for toddlers with visual impairments
Elia considers it very important to encourage children to be independent and to provide confidence and a sense of ability, which will provide children in the future and in adulthood with a better ability to cope. . Adapting the living environment and the educational and therapeutic space is essential for the advancement of children with […]
העצמאות שלי
כתבה טובה לרנר, עו”ס, מנהלת סניף ירושלים כשאני חושבת על המילה עצמאות, אני חושבת על כל ילדי אלי”ע. כל אחד ואחת מהילדים האמיצים, מתאמצים מדי יום להשיג עוד קצת עצמאות כל אחד בדרכו הייחודית. בחרתי לשתף על פעולת שטיפת ידיים, כן, הפעולה שרובנו עושים מבלי לשים לב מספר פעמים ביום. שמואלי, ילד קסם הלומד באלי”ע […]
The artist Gabi Hadomi
In my training I am a craft teacher, I worked for many years in art therapy, in special education. Out of budget necessity .. In those days, I tried to take advantage of any material that was around. On one of the tours with students in the fields of Herzliya, they found a coil of […]
Stories of the Eliya team
Robin Glow My name is Zohar Rubin and I am an assistant in the nursery group and the baby group at the Elia branch in Jerusalem. I am heavy-sighted and immigrated to Israel from Argentina. I first came to Israel in 2007 and joined the kindergarten staff as a volunteer. I was warmly received by […]
Volunteer stories
Chen-Bat Service at the Jerusalem branch Miriam For the full letter Strauss representatives celebrate Purim with the children of Elia Representatives of the Strauss company came to the ELI branches on Purim, danced and celebrated with the children and brought many sweets with them. The children and the staff really enjoyed the successful activities! […]
Parent stories
“At the age of eight weeks, we discovered that our daughter was visually impaired. “ Friday morning with Galit and Yoav || Posted 02/10/20 10:40 PM Barak Peretzman competed in “Ninja Israel 2021” and embarked on the challenging track for which he trained a lot, but in his personal life, the new father faces […]
Speech Therapy
[:il]The role of a communication clinician in the treatment of visually impaired children A communication clinician is a professional who specializes in locating, diagnosing, evaluating, rehabilitating and consulting regarding language development in infants, speech and communication, hearing impairments and swallowing. Effective and proper communication allows a person to be a full partner in society. Functional […]
Physical education and leisure and sports games for children with visual impairment or blindness
Article: Rene Wieder, Adapted Exercise Instructor, Visually Impaired and Blind, Ministry of Education . Exercise invites situations that require cooperation, mutual help, teamwork, etc. The movement and play activities are an opportunity to make connections and deepen the social integration of the children with visual impairment or blindness. Objectives of the activity: Strengthening motor confidence […]
Questions and answers about vision assessment for preschool children
The kit is intended for children with visual impairments aged 0.5 years to 3.5 years. The purpose of the assessment is to perform an examination of the child’s functional vision with reference to the main visual skills: awareness of visual stimuli, gaze focus, follow-up, scanning, decoding. For more information, lectures and tutorials you can contactYael […]
Key milestones in the development of children with visual impairment or blindness
Babies are born different from each other. Many factors affect their development, personality and future worldview. For example: genetics, the course of pregnancy and childbirth, personal temperament, the environment in which the child grew up, the parents’ reactions to his needs and more. The sense of sight is the organizing sense that pushes us to […]
