Beit Issie Shapira has won Microsoft Israel’s “Innovate for Good” competition for its “IssiePlay” app for computer tablets.  IssiePlay is an imaginative game with accessibility features for children with disabilities.  Beit Issie benefits 30,000 Israeli disabled children and adults. http://en.beitissie.org.il/beit-issie-shapiro-app-issie-fun-wins-contest/

Beit Issie Shapiro, Israel’s leading organization providing support for families with disabilities, has initiated a hotline to help people with disabilities and their families overcome emotional stress and to cope with Israel’s difficult security situation. http://www.jerusalemonline.com/news/in-israel/local/interview-helping-israels-disabled-under-qassam-rocket-attack-6465

Shosh Kaminsky of Israeli non-profit and provider of therapies for disabilities Beit Issie Shapiro presented and gave a workshop at the International Play Association’s 19th Triennial World Conference in Istanbul. The theme was building social bridges – how inclusive playgrounds … Continue reading →

PresenTense Israel, the Ruderman Family Foundation and Beit Issie Shapiro are launching Accelerating Inclusion in Israel (A3i) – the first start-up accelerator for hi-tech and social ventures that helps people with disabilities become entrepreneurs. http://www.jns.org/news-briefs/2013/12/9/new-venture-seeks-entrepreneurial-solutions-for-people-with-disabilities-in-israel

Back in August I reported the speech of Jean Judes of Beit Issie Shapiro who advised the UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) about Community Based Rehabilitation. Here now is Jean’s report on the CRPD conference. … Continue reading →

(Thanks to Israel21c) Please read this new feature article on the work of non-profit organisation Beit Issie Shapiro (BIS). It contains a description of the BIS Friendship Park (Park Chaverim), Israel’s first accessible and inclusive playground. http://israel21c.org/social-action-2/un-looks-to-israeli-disabilities-group-for-advice/

Beit Issie Shapiro, Israel’s leading special needs organization and global innovator of new therapies, has been awarded Special Consultative Status by the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Beit Issie Shapiro will provide Israeli expertise on disability rights and innovations. … Continue reading →