Paramedical Service

Alyn: Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Center

Alyn is a nonprofit organization treating physically handicapped children and adolescents. Alyn offers services for a broad range of physical disabilities, and is the only facility of its kind in Israel . Alyn includes a staff of medical specialists including physicians, nurses, paramedical services and social workers. It maintains educational staff for day care nursery, kindergarten and a study center; recreation counselors; and a Biomechanical Engineering Laboratory.  Additionally, Alyn offers respite services and safe transportation for children with special needs.

Contact Details
Located on the corner of Olswanger & Shmaryahu Levin Street
P.O.B. 9117, Jerusalem 91091
Fax: 972-2-6433653
Email: alyn@netvision.net.il

Dvora Ben Zvi, Director of In-Service Education
Tel: 972-2-6494387
Michal Bloch, Social Work Department
Tel: 972-2-6494351

www.alyn.org/index.html

Beit Issie Shapiro

Beit Issie Shapiro is an organization that provides a range of services for children with developmental disabilities and their families. These services include special education and paramedical treatment, and innovative new approaches such as hydrotherapy, complementary medicine and multi-sensory treatment. In addition to providing services for children, Beit Issie Shapiro also runs an Emotional Treatment Center, where families are offered the following services: Individual, Couple and Group Counseling; Family Therapy; Play Therapy for Children; Art & Music Therapy; and Psychiatric Consultation.

Contact Details

Issie Shapiro St .

P.O. Box 29 ,

Ra'anana 43100, Israel
Tel: 972-9-770 1222
Fax: 972-9-771 0465
E-mail: bismail@beitissie.org.il.

www.beitissie.org.il

Nitzan: Israeli Association for Children with Learning Disabilities

The mission of Nitzan is to identify, assess and assist individuals with learning disabilities, adaptive problems and functional difficulties. Nitzan’s services include didactic assessments, psychological treatment, paramedical treatment and rehabilitation towards independent living.

Jerusalem Office:

Rechov Derech Beith Lechem 97

Tel:  972-2-6733112

Fax: 972-2-672-6252

Tel Aviv Office:

Rechov Alozorov 174

1^st floor

Tel Aviv, 649223

Tel: 972-3-6952553; 972-3-6952559

Email: arnizan@netvision.net.il

Haifa Office:

Sderot Hanasi 124

Haifa

Tel: 972-4-8372488

Email: nitzan98@actcom.co.il

www.nitzan-israel.org.il/main/siteNew/index.php?langId=3&page=106&sub=Green

Shalva:  Association for Mentally and Physically Challenged Children

Shalva offers respite services for families of disabled children.  They have a professional staff made up of psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, music therapists, art therapists and other specialties.  Shalva primarily services children with Down syndrome.

Address:

6 Ibn Denan Street , POB 34449

Jerusalem , Israel 91344

Tel. 972-2-651-9555

Fax 972-2-653-5787

www.shalva.org/frame.htm (This web site is in English.)

Variety

Variety is an organization that helps children (up to age 18) who suffer from disabilities such as blindness, deafness, Down syndrome, autism and C.P. The services offered by Variety include help with medical needs such as dental and orthodontic work; mouth and jaw surgery; special surgeries; and treatments overseas. Variety also offers occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, hydrotherapy and movement therapy. They offer help in obtaining special equipment that improves the life of the child and the family, such as wheelchairs, special equipment for the bathroom, etc.

Contact Information:

3 Tvu’ot Ha’aretz St

Shichun Dan, Tel Aviv 69546

Tel: 972-3-6447201, 972-3-6447220

www.variety-israel.org.

http://www.variety-israel.org/english/default.asp

Jerusalem Office:

Rechov Diskin 17

Jerusalem , 96440

Tel: 972-2-5391911

Fax: 972-2-539-1913

Email: var16@variety.org.il