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תוכלו לעקוב אחר
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כנפי נשרים 3, ירושלים
02-652-1308

mail@bizchut.org.il

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The Center for Human Rights of People with Disabilities

Promoting equal rights for people with disabilities in Israel

Community Life

Mental Health

Access to Justice

Legal Autonomy

Education Integration

Areas of Activity

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Principles of Activity

01 | Disability Rights

We advocate for the rights of people with all types of disabilities, regardless of the nature of the disability. Our work is focused on the rights each individual is entitled to, rather than categorizing by disability type.

02 | Human Rights Approach

Founded by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, we emphasize a human rights discourse that challenges traditional perspectives focused solely on medical or social care.

03 | Policy Change

We focus on unresolved issues that require innovative solutions and breakthrough policies.

04 | Person-Centered Approach

We provide direct support to people with disabilities and their families, striving for meaningful improvements in their daily lives.

05 | Independence

We rely solely on donations and do not accept government funding. This ensures our independence when advocating for rights and engaging with government authorities.

06 | From Fieldwork to Policy and Back:

Bizchut operates on both macro and micro levels. Through our public inquiries hotline, field activities, and educational initiatives, we stay connected to the everyday challenges of people with disabilities. This direct engagement informs our broader efforts in legal petitions, legislative advocacy, media
outreach, and government collaboration.

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Staff

The people of Bizchut

The Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities

Dr. Tali Marcus

CEO of Bizchut

I raise up my voice—not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. … We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.״

                      Malala Yousafzai

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Dr. Idit Saragusti

Director of Policy Implementation

The rights of people with disabilities and the commitment of Israeli society to these rights are based on the recognition of the principle of equality, the recognition of the value of the person created in His image and the principle of the dignity of humanity (Law on Equal Rights for People with Disabilities).

Attorney Sharona Eliyahu Chai

Legal Department

... love thy neighbor as yourself. I believe that the love of man for his fellow man - every man as he is a man, and giving the same treatment to the other - the same treatment that we expect to receive ourselves - can defeat all the evils and diseases and make the world a better place for all of us"

Lilach Bar

Community manager

Believes in the goodness of man and the power of a community to promote itself

הצוות שלנו

Efrat Weinstein

New Media Manager and Spokesperson

We all have limitations and also inner strengths. Everyone is equal

Milka Mozes Shavit

Director of the public inquiry hotline

Fighting for a better future for every person with a disability in Israel

Yardena Cohen

Office manager

Thank you for the privilege I have to meet, respond and help people with disabilities and their
families

Victor Lederfarb

Finance manager

Today more than ever we must act tenaciously in favor of promoting the rights of people with
disabilities

Noam Vilder

Advocate, Council for Child Safety

Manager of the field of health, mental health and child protection in sports. Graduated with a bachelo's degree in law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specialized in the consulting and legislation department at the Ministry of Justice. Lives in Jerusalem.

Offer Dahari

CEO of the Shekel Association

He previously served as the director of the accuracy field at Shekel (community services for people with special needs). Has a master's degree in clinical psychology, is wheelchair bound and a sports enthusiast. Member of the board of directors since 2001.

Yoav Kraiem

Chairman of the Executive Committee

Chairman of the executive committee of Bizchut starting January 2023. Social activist for the rights of people with disabilities in Israel and spokesperson for the headquarters of the struggle for the disabled in 1999 and 2001. Former chairman of the Council for the Rehabilitation of the Mentally Handicapped in the Community at the Ministry of Health. Since 2016, serves as co director of the cluster for social change at Beit Izzi Shapira in Ra'anana. He was a candidate for the Meretz party in the 16th and 18th Knesset elections. Married to Galit, father of a daughter and lives in Harish.

Board of Directors

The organization is headed by a board of directors made up of people with and without disabilities, professionals, academia, parents and activists for the rights of people with disabilities. The committee outlines the association's policy, sets its goals and discusses fundamental decisions regarding its activities. The members of the committee work on a full volunteer basis.

Prof. Tom Gumpel

Head of the School of Special Education, Hebrew University

Researcher of integration policy in Israel and abroad and the field of violence and crime. Served as president of the international department of the Council for Exceptional Children and as CEO of the organization for the past five years. He served as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of International Special Needs Education for about a decade, an editorial member of many journals on the subject of special education and provides advice to educational systems in various countries in this field, the director of the course of applied behavior analysis (ABA) at the Hebrew University and a faculty member at Abo Akaedmi in northern Finland in the departments Developmental psychology and Peace Studies. Member of the Executive Committee since 2012.

Ari Paltiel

Director of a division at the Central Bureau of Statistics

Born in Montreal, Canada, in 1950 and immigrated to Israel in stages, which began in the years 1958-1963 and ended in the late seventies, after studying at universities in Ottawa, Canada and Oxford, England. He is among the founders Bizchut being a representative, at the time, of the management of the Association for Civil Rights. Among other things, he suggested the name Bizchut for the newly established organization. Ari served as a division manager at the Central Bureau of Statistics and is currently a demography lecturer and a member of the "I’r Amim" board. He finds comfort in a relaxing boat cruise. Member of the Executive Committee.

Joshua Schoffman

Former Deputy Attorney General

Yehoshua was the legal advisor of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel at the time of the establishment of Bizchut. He then joined the civil service, and served, among other things, in the position of Deputy Attorney General (Legislation). Today he is active in various public organizations, and, among other things, serves as a board member of "Kol Zchut", an internal enterprise for the centralized publication of information about the rights of the residents of Israel. Member of the Executive Committee since 2009.

Gali Dobes Gov Ari

Social activist in the field of people with disabilities

Social activist in the field of people with disabilities. One of the founding members of a coalition of parents for children with special needs, a member of a committee of organizations of parents of children with cerebral palsy, involved in promoting legislation, entrepreneurship, exhausting rights, supporting families, and changing attitudes towards people with disabilities. Manager of social media groups in the field. Mechanical engineer, married +3 and mother of a young man with a disability. Lives in Mishmar HaEmek, a member of the board of directors since 2018.

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Doron Tamir

Chairman of the Organization and Finances Committee of Bizchut

Lawyer since 1992 (partner in the firm Arnon, Tadmor-Levy., lawyers), works in the field of public tenders, infrastructure, energy and environmental quality. Wrote articles in the field of tenders, bills and the environment (and a book in the field of bill laws). Doron lives in Mevaseret Zion, married and the father of three. Member of the executive committee of Bizchut since 2002 and chairman of the organization's organization and finance committee.

Dr. Silvia Stieglitz

Dr. in Education, expert in working with people with disabilities

She served for ten years as the head of the teacher training program for children with complex disabilities at the David Yelin Academic College of Education. Partner at the Institute for
Sustainability Education at David Yelin College. Academic accessibility coordinator, facilitates integrated courses on social change in the field of disability where students with and without disabilities study together. Head of the Courses and Workshops Section and instructor in an academic management course at the Mofet Institute. Lecturer in the field of disabilities at Kiryat Ono Academic School. Member of the Board of Directors since 2015.

Bizchut’s Vision

Promoting equal rights for people with disabilities in Israel.

We aim to promote the rights of individuals with all types of disabilities in every aspect of life, ensuring equality, respect, and full integration into Israeli society. To achieve this, we utilize public, legal, and community tools.

Bizchut - The Center for Human Rights of People with Disabilities was established in 1992 by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI). Since then, we have worked tirelessly to advance the rights of people with disabilities across all areas of life. Over the years, we have led groundbreaking efforts in advocating for disability rights, achieving significant milestones such as: The Equal Rights for People with Disabilities Law (1998); The Inclusion Law (Amendment to the Special Education Law, 2022); The Testimony and Investigation Procedures Law (2005); The Welfare Services Law for People with Disabilities (2022), and more.

Our mission is to ensure that people with disabilities can fully exercise their rights to dignity, equality, autonomy, and freedom.

Maskit Bendel
Attorney, the Association for Civil Rights

Attorney, born in Jerusalem and resident of Tel Aviv-Yafo. Mother of two. Graduated with honors in textile design and marketing. Has a bachelor's degree in law from the College of Management with honors and a master's degree in law under the Emil Zola Chair of Human Rights with honors. Her field of expertise is public-constitutional and administrative law. Specializes in promoting the rights of parents and children in the context of treatment under the Youth Law (treatment and supervision), protection of human rights in the field of welfare and the rights of people in poverty. Since 2001 she has been volunteering and working in human rights organizations. Interned at the Civil Rights Association and has served as a lawyer there since 2010.