Inclusion Gift List for Special Kids

In Israel, children with disabilities who are educated in the segregated special needs system receive all the support they need from the government, from therapies to support to transportation and stipends. Despite the legal right to inclusion in the “regular” education system, and its acknowledged benefit to society, children who choose this path lose many of these rights and therefore are often unable to be mainstreamed, despite their abilities and its clear advantages, because parents simply do not have the financial resources to make it happen. Inclusion must be available to all – not only those who can afford it. These kids need the teaching aides, speech, occupational and physical therapy, inclusion support, transportation from school to therapies and home, tutors and more that they would automatically receive if they were in Special Ed. Beyachad works tirelessly organizing lobbies to revise the law to provide the support that will enable actualization of these kids rights to inclusion. Until we succeed in changing legislation, these kids have no support. Help us make the dream of inclusion for these kids a reality! The INCLUSION GIFT LIST project was established to help 5 Jerusalem children with disabilities - Neta, Daniel, Caila, Tehilla and Hallel. Each has a wish list of the things they need to be able to go to a regular school, with “typical” kids and be fully included in their communities and Israeli society. Your donations will lay the foundation for them to fulfill their potential and become fully contributing members of society. This campaign was originally the initiative of a fantastic, enterprising 13 year old boy, Eliav, who wanted to do a tzedaka campaign for his barmitzva that would not only be about charity, but also about "tzedek" - "social justice". Eliav dreams of making the world a better and more inclusive place for his sister Hallel and all kids like her - a world that relates to people with disabilities as equals and gives them the same opportunities as you and me. The campaign has truly begun to make an impact and create awareness, but Eliav's dream is still far from being realized. Help Eliav make is dream come true, for his little sister and all the other kids like her in Israel!