Nalaga'at Center

For over a decade the Nalaga'at ("Please Touch" in Hebrew) Center has been operating successfully establishing itself as a leading, prominent and innovative culture center both in Israel and worldwide. NLG serves as a meeting place for deaf, blind and deaf-blind individuals and the general public. The center is home to the NLG Theater, distinguished from other cultural centers with its deaf-blind actor ensemble, one of its kind in the world. In addition, the center operates the "Blackout" dark restaurant, "Kapish" events center and Workshop center, employed by deaf and blind individuals. In addition to the unique employment opportunities, the center provides deaf, blind and deaf-blind employees with professional training to assist employees with disabilities to become self-sufficient, while developing their own talents, skills, and abilities. The center currently employs tens of employees with disabilities working in the fields of administration, culture, hospitality, and education setting a leading model for social change in Israel and abroad. In recent years the centers offered activities have significantly grown thanks to increasing demands with over 850,000 visits. In addition, management has strengthened the center's business model, relying on 60% independent income and expanded the range of workshops tailored towards new audiences, creating unforgettable cultural experiences, generating inclusion and dialogue between people with disabilities and people without disabilities.