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‘Limb Factory’ Gives Life Back To Disabled From All Over The World
Few could imagine what is going on inside the small warehouse overlooking Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. Scattered throughout the space, hundreds of limbs are piled onto each other: arms, legs, some painted the color of human flesh, others colored deep hues. It is here that patients come from all over the world to be fitted with prosthetic limbs.
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World’s First: Israeli Call Center Employs Mainly Mentally and Physically Disabled
An Israeli psychologist, Gil Winch, has founded a call-center staffed mostly with disabled Israeli and Arab adults, who otherwise have difficulties finding work. Winch says the worker's productivity...
“Do Touch”: World’s First Deaf-Blind Acting Group
In Tel Aviv’s Jaffa port, there is an old warehouse overlooking the Mediterranean. There you can find the “Nalaga'at” Center, the world's only professional deaf-blind acting ensemble. The...
Israeli Sports Organization Helps Disabled Go Extreme
Etgarim means "challenges" in Hebrew. It's also the name of a groundbreaking non-profit organization that helps disabled children and adults in Israel take part in extreme outdoor sports. Founded...
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