"I show them that you can live with visual impairment – and live well."
Zohar, who was born with visual impairment, did not define herself as having special needs until she began volunteering in the kindergarten of children with disabilities like hers. Today she serves as a kindergarten teacher, and is sure that her disability is an advantage: “It empowers and strengthens them to see the way I went” […]
Vision tests for preschoolers
Parents' alertness to their baby's visual behavior is important and helps identify and diagnose the visual problem early.But even if we know that there are visual impairments, all of us, parents and professionals, we would like to have a more accurate understanding of the visual impairment and a more positive note to understand how old […]
Case study
At the end of February 2020, a new baby entered the Eli'a Rehovot branch. 1 year old chronological age, 10 months standardized age. Born prematurely at 32 weeks , diagnosed with a grade 3 cerebral hematoma and cerebral venous dilation, he underwent lent surgery to drain the fluids. In the acquaintance committee held two months […]
Mobility Allowance
*"Mobility"= Children who are limited in mobility or confined to a wheelchair, or use a wheelchair/treadmill or neurological reason or orthopedic party. ** A certificate of blindness does not automatically provide a mobility allowance. Children who are injured in the lower limbs and are limited in mobility may be entitled to a mobility benefit that […]
Parental rights
Parents whose children with disabilities have rights and benefits to which they are entitled, in various fields: Employment 1.Days of absence and hours of assistance: After a year in the workplace, each parent has the option of taking advantage of 18 sick days or accumulated vacations of their choice (in addition to the sick days […]
Education over the age of 3
Special education is a service and not a place, and therefore with the entry of the child into the education system and if his eligibility for special education services is determined, the parents can choose the framework in which he will receive these services (the "personal basket" determined for the child). At the age […]
Social Security
Disabled Child Allowance A disabled child allowance is awarded to the family by the National Insurance Institute. Who's eligible? Children from 91 days to 18 years of age with visual impairment corresponding to one of the 2 situations: 1.Visual acuity equals or less than 606 in each of the two eyes. (In tests performed with […]
Entrance to a rehabilitation daycare center
The Elia Association operates under the "Rehabilitation Daycare Law, 5760,2000", https://www.nevo.co.il/law_html/Law01/278_001.htm Enacted in recognition of the necessity of early therapeutic intervention in toddlers with disabilities and the crucial importance of this treatment for the future development of the toddler, eligibility for daycare is for toddlers aged six months to three years who receive a disabled […]
Rights of children with visual impairment and blindness
עמותת אלי”ע פועלת מאז הקמתה, כבר קרוב ל 40 שנה לקידום ילדים בגיל הרך עם לקות ראייה או עיוורון, אנו מטפלים ב-למעלה מ 140 ילדים בגילאי חצי שנה ועד 6 ב 5 סניפים ברחבי הארץ: חיפה, פתח תקווה, ירושלים, רחובות ובאר שבע. אנו מעניקים תמיכה לילדי אלי”ע ומשפחותיהם בתהליך הכניסה לגן ולאחריו בוועדות ההשמה והזכאות […]
World Review on Early Intervention for Children With Visual Impairment or Early Childhood Blindness
Written by Prof. Kenneth Caszlo, The Professional Director of the Elia Association In order to better understand the optimal methods of intervention for the advancement of toddlers and children with blindness and visual impairments, the BALA conducted a review of the various intervention approaches that exist in different countries around the world. This document is […]
