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OFFICIAL OPENING OF BEIT ISSIE SHAPIRO'S EXPANDED BUILDING
After some three years of planning, raising money and building, we finally put the finishing touches to our new facilities and with great pride invited donors, parents, volunteers, friends and dignitaries, to share our joy at the official launching. Read more...

..."As far as I am concerned, Beit Issie Shapiro isn’t just another organization. It is an organization that is spearheading a revolution. It is an organization whose top priority is progress and an organization which, with relatively limited resources and a supreme effort and lots of giving and partnership with all the parties that are prepared to take part in this effort, you see the amazing things that are taking shape right before our eyes, things that didn’t exist a generation ago..."  Extract from Minister of Welfare and Social Services Itzchak Hertzog's speech. Read More...

       

Guests of Honor (L-R) Ms. Esther Dominisini, Mr. Nahum Hofri, Mr. Itzchak Herzog & Naomi Stuchiner		The building was officially opened by Mayor Nahum Hofri, Neighborhood Chairman Gabi Hasan, Executive Director Jean Judes, Chief Rabbi Lau & President, CEO Int Naomi Stuchiner

                                               
   "You have taught us and you continue to teach us the true meaning of equality, the true meaning of social justice.  Our vision and decision to turn the city of Raanana into a city accessible to all populations was also due mainly to you..."
Extract from Mayor Nahum Hofri's speech.  Read More...

Michele Shapiro - an example of excellence
Michele Shapiro (Director of the Multi-Sensory Center at Beit Issie Shapiro), was selected as an example of excellence in occupational therapy by Renee Taylor, of the University of Illinois, Chicago, in her book "The International Relationship, Occupational Therapy and Use of Self." The book includes  lessons therapists from all over the world can learn.

MULTI-SENSORY STIMULATION AS AN ADJUNCT TO DENTAL TREATMENT,  calms patients, thus greatly reducing the need for sedation.  Read more...


MINISTER OF WELFARE VISITS KALANSUA
On February 26, 2008, Israel's Minister of Welfare Yitzhak Herzog visited the Early Childhood Center in Kalansua. The mayor of Kalansua, chairman of the parents' committee, Jamal Ta'iya,; and municipal dignitaries participated.  Read more...

CHANGE IN ARAB SOCIETY'S ATTITUDE TOWARD PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
The president of the Shari'a Appeals Court in Jerusalem, Kadi Dr. Ahmad Natur, and the judge of the Shari'a court in Jaffa, Kadi Abd Alhakim Samara, were guests of Beit Issie Shapiro in mid-January. Their visit was an important step in increasing the support of key figures in the Arab communities in the southern triangle region.
Beit Issie Shapiro also hosted a large group of Muslim religious leaders in a course at raising their awareness of their responsibility in promoting the acceptance of people with disabilities within the Arab community.

BEIT ISSIE SHAPIRO LEADS THE FIGHT TO BRING ATTENTION TO REFORM IN THE TREATMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DUAL DIAGNOSIS
For  years Beit Issie Shapiro has been working to improve the treatment of people with intellectual disabilities who also have psychological, emotional and behavioral disorders (known as 'dual diagnosis'). Sadly, in Israel, mental health profesionals do not have the necessary knowledge to treat this population, which results in immense suffering to the people themselves, to their parents and to their caregivers and therapists. Read more about Beit Issie Shapiro's efforts...

THE LOSS OF DR LARRY TAFT 
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of a dear friend and colleague, Dr. Lawrence Taft.  Dr. Taft was an expert in the field of pediatrics and specialised in the care of children with developmental disabilities.  He served as chairman of the Beit Issie Shapiro Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) and was a longtime friend. Tribute to Dr. Taft

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