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Washington (JTA) — The
New Israel Fund has an-
nounced the formation of a
new organization in Israel to
promote the rights of people
with disabilities.
The Association for the
Rights of the Disabled,
formed under the auspices of
the Association of Civil
Rights in Israel, is the first
organization in Israel to ad-
vocate for systemic change
for people with disabilities.
The association will fight
for broad change through
the Knesset, the courts and
public education. The
group's ultimate goal is to
integrate disabled citizens
into the mainstream of
Israeli society.
"When I visited mental in-
stitutions in Israel I was
struck by the disparities in
the quality of care — some
care was excellent, some was
woefully inadequate," said
Norman Rosenberg, ex-
ecutive director of the New
Israel Fund and a former
mental- health attorney.
"The association will work
across the board to enforce
standards of adequate care
and to ensure that people
with disabilities have an op-
portunity to participate fully
in society."
Despite the fact that there
are some strong laws protec-
ting Israelis with
disabilities, these laws are
typically not enforced
diligently by government
agencies, said a New Israel
Fund spokeswoman.
As a result, many of the
thousands of Israeli citizens
with disabilities are isolated
and denied benefits, hous-
ing, education and other
vital services.
The association will begin
its work with people regard-
ed as developmentally
disabled, which includes
those with mental retarda-
tion, or who suffer from
autism, cerebral palsy and
organic brain damage.
The Association for the
Rights of the Disabled was
one of two new agencies
awarded seed funding by the
New Israel Fund, a social-
action philanthropy.
A $50,000 grant was given
to the Association for the
Rights of the Disabled, and
$45,000 was given to the Na-
tional Council for the Elder-
ly, Israel's first watchdog
group for the elderly.
Additional funding for the
Association for the Rights of
the Disabled has been
granted by the Nathan
Cummings Foundation.
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