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Access Israel and Nippon Foundation winning the Zero Project Special Award for their wonderful humanitarian work on the Purple Vest Mission

The Purple Vest Mission
Access Israel and Nippon Foundation winning the Zero Project Special Award for their wonderful humanitarian work on the Purple Vest Mission
The Purple Vest Mission exists to help/evacuate/ provide aid to people with disabilities and the elderly intimes of emergency situations including war, natural disasters.
26/02/2023

Access Israel hosted its 12th International Webinar

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Access Israel hosted last week its 12th International Webinar focusing this time on Inclusive Employment.The Webinar lasted 4 hours, featuring over 25 senior speakers, who shared various topics of accessibility and inclusion at the workplace

1/02/2023

International Day of Persons With Disabilities:

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Access Israel was honored to take a leading part in the Main Event held by the United Nations, as part of this important day
8/12/2022

Nearly 1,000 participants took part in Access Israel’s 8th International Conference

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on the Future of Accessibility future focusing on Tourism, Transportation, Business & Leisure, held on September 11th - 12th at the "Valley" Events and Conferences Center in Kfar Saba
17/10/2022

Brief Summary for Rosh Hashana / New Year by Access Israel

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On the eve of the Jewish new year, we would like to wish you all Shana Tova, a happy new year of health and accessibility

29/09/2022

The President of Israel Hosts the Participants of the Access Israel Global Accessibility Conference

The President of Israel Hosts the Participants of
On 3 April 2022, President Isaac Herzog, together with Access Israel, hosted the first Global Accessibility and Inclusion Leader’s Conference to take place in Israel at the Presidential Residence
13/04/2022

Watch: Access Israel held a meeting on Accessibility in Emergency Times

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Access Israel initiated and held a conference on the evacuation of people with disabilities during emergencies, with the participation of people with disabilities, representatives of associations, representatives of emergency organizations, the Home Front Command and the municipal government
2/01/2022

Watch: Yuval Wagner, Founder of Access Israel, and Noam Gershony, Israeli wheelchair tennis — two fighter pilots who were injured in a helicopter crash — return to flying in an exciting, powerful and inspiring article on Ulpan Shishi news

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Yuval Wagner and Noam Gershuni, almost lost their lives in helicopter accidents, but clung to optimism and reached new heights • Wagner founded the Israel Accessibility Association which revolutionized the field of accessibility, and Gershuni won Olympic medals • Now they're back in the sky, and the smile just does not go down from the face • Join the exciting flight
13/12/2021

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the Israeli pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai

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In recognition of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities marked December 3, the KKL-JNF, Access Israel, Start-Up Nation Central, and the Ministry of Regional Cooperation hosted a range of startups in the Israeli pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
3/12/2021

Paralympic Games Accessibility and Inclusion – from Tokyo 2020 to Paris 2024, Sharing, Learning, and Improving

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Access Israel's last international webinar took place on October 26th and focused on "Paralympic Games Accessibility and Inclusion – from Tokyo 2020 to Paris 2024." There were +400 registered from +80 countries and hundreds more watched through Facebok Live.
1/11/2021

Accessibility in the Age of Technology

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Thanks to the abilities of the Start-Up Nation, Access Israel is embracing technology to spearhead Israel’s transformation into a completely accessible country
25/10/2021

Access Israel's 9th International Webinar – A Hub of Accessibility Professionals!

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The 9th International webinar which took place on the 27th of July and focused on "Accessible Future – Transportation for All, During and Post COVID-19" was a huge hit!
29/09/2021

Israelis, Americans team up for NY hiking for people with disabilities

Clton Robinson with Jamie Lassner at helsea Piers
The two organizations are in the midst of 12 days of hiking in New York with teams consisting of people with and without disabilities.
1/08/2021

Webinar on Accessible Tourism for Russian speakers

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MASHAV, Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation, and Access Israel organized a webinar on "Accessible Tourism" for Russian speakers
23/05/2021

Access Israel's Educational Activity in Modiin

The children met a deaf woman and her translator
Access Israel hosted an activity in Modiin with the goal of educating Israel’s youth about various struggles those with disabilities face in society, while at the same time highlighting their capabilities and strengths
3/05/2021

Access Israel's 8th International Webinar received great feedback!

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Access Israel's last international webinar took place on the 12th of April and focused on "Accessible and Inclusive Smart Cities for All During and Post COVID-19". Over 690 people from 83 countries registered to the conference and the webinar received great feedback!
19/04/2021

Yuval Wagner spoke at the Germany 'Accessible Tourism Day' conference

Accessible Tourism Day
Yuval Wagner Chair Access Israel spoke today to more than 460 participants at the 'Accessible Tourism Day' Virtual conference organized by the German National Tourist Board (GNTB)

14/03/2021

World Hearing Day – How to ensure that webinars are accessible to people with hearing disabilities?

World Hearing Day – How to ensure that webinars are accessible to people with hearing disabilities?
For the people with hearing disabilities, webinar participation is not that simple. On the occasion of World Hearing Day, we have presented a guide to making webinars accessible to people with hearing disabilities
3/03/2021

Access Israel's 7th International Webinar was a great success

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Access Israel's 7th International took place on the 26th of January with over 850 people registered from 79 countries!
28/01/2021
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