| Formation | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Legal status | non-profit |
| Purpose | initiate, develop and implement programs for the empowerment & independence of the Israeli deaf and hard-of-hearing community |
| Location | |
| Website | Official website (in Hebrew) |
The Institute for the Advancement of Deaf Persons in Israel ( Hebrew: המכון לקידום החרש בישראל, Arabic: معهد النهوض بالصم في اسرائيل) was founded in 1993 to provide services and programming to the Israeli deaf community. This includes employment assistance, [1] creation of an electronic Israeli Sign Language dictionary, and organization of a national Deaf Day in 2009 to increase public awareness about the Israeli deaf community and Israeli Sign Language. [2]
The institute is also the coordinator for government-provided interpreting services to deaf Israelis, [3] including providing ISL interpreters, note takers, technology lending, and other support services for deaf university students. [4] These services are handled through the institute's Sela Center. The institute also organizes an annual Student Day (יום הסטודנטים) for deaf and hard-of-hearing university students throughout Israel. [5] In addition, the institute also works with Arab-Israeli deaf communities in Israel, providing Arabic-language materials and professional training to deaf Arab-Israelis and the professionals who work with them, [6] as well as works in conjunction with deaf communities outside of Israel. [7]
- ^ מיזם להעסקת בני נוער חירשים בחופש הגדול (Deaf Youth Summer Employment Initiative), Ynet
- ^ כבוד יום החירש: קורס מזורז בשפת הסימנים (In Honor of Deaf Day: a Crash Course in Israeli Sign Language), Ynet
- ^ When Israeli Sign Language interpreting make a difference between Life and Death, Israel Non-Profit News)
- ^ Equal Opportunity and Oppression in Education: The Case of Deaf Education in Israel
- ^ יום הסטודנט החירש: רוצים לצאת מהדממה (Deaf Student Day: Wanted to Leave the Silence), Ynet
- ^ The Marc Rich Foundation: Welfare
- ^ American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Turkey: Non-Sectarian Programs
- Official website (in Hebrew)