Higher Education for All!

The Shoval (Equal in Education) – Shoval enables individuals with a cognitive disability and autism to enter institutions of higher education, to be exposed to a variety of academic professions – communications, law, psychology – and to participate in the overall student academic experience. The course was founded as part of the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center’s Rabin Leadership Program in conjunction with Israel Elwyn.

As part of the unique collaboration between Israel Elwyn’s Haifa and Northern Branch and Haifa University’s “flagship program”, there is a course on the acquisition of skills for community activists, with and without disabilities, in the area of exercising rights.

Studying with full-time students while participating in practical work in departmental labs, attending preliminary classes in various academic subjects taught by lecturers from the university’s different departments, learning applied scholastic skills and computer literacy skills, taking part in a wide-range of on-campus student activities.

The distinct cooperative efforts between Israel Elwyn’s Haifa and Northern Israel Branch and the Gordon College of Education have generated a number of unique training programs for individuals with disabilities, including a training course for preschool day center and kindergarten assistants.

A unique educational program promoting a weekly academic learning experience led by students in the special education and arts programs.