Some recent success stories
04/07/2017
- Employment: The Clinic provided legal representation on behalf of a social worker denied employment in the Prisons Service because of visual impairment; The Clinic successfully appealed to the Israeli Bar Association in order to enable a person with a severe physical disability to fulfill his right to an accessible internship, which will enable him to practice law. The Clinic helped the father of an autistic child to gain work compensation after leaving his job in order to care for his child. Also, as a result of the Clinic's intervention, a person with a physical and mental disability maintained his employment rights through a period in which his workplace was not accessible.
- Consumerism: The Clinic helped a women with a mental disability diminish her debt to one of the cellular phone companies, a debt that was caused due to her inability to understand the complex terms of the company's contract.
- Health: Due to the Clinic's intervention, the ministry of health provided a young child with CP and severe communication difficulties, with full communication therapy. The Clinic also helped
- an autistic child to obtain full funding for diagnosis he had to go through.
- Housing: The Clinic helped a young person with a cognitive disability who was put in a psycho-geriatric institution, find a proper living place, accommodating his abilities and young age. Also, the Clinic helped a women with a mental disability purchase an apartment through the governmental plan for public housing, even though she has spent a substantial period in the hospital, a fact that initially – according to the regulations - prohibited her from doing so.disabilities that live in foster homes full benefits.
Last Updated Date : 03/07/2017
