[Nyabs] Israel for Blind Youth
Kathryn Carroll
carroll.kathryn.e at gmail.com
Sat Mar 31 22:01:07 UTC 2012
Read on. This looks like a good opportunity.
Kathryn
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> Israel on the Horizon Summer Experience in Israel for Blind and
Visually Impaired Youth
> summer 2012 Ofek Liyladenu Israel National Association of Parents of
Blind and Visually Impaired Children, in conjunction with the Jewish
Institute for the Blind in Jerusalem, are planning the first special
Israel summer tour program for blind and visually impaired youth, ages
15 to 21. The pilot trip will be for twelve days, combining educational
touring throughout the country with outdoor activities and social
programs with Israeli youth. The 2012 summer program has reached out to
include visually impaired youth from North America, England and
Australia. The Israel experience has always been seen as an essential
part of fostering Jewish identity and creating a bond between Jews
around the world. Today, over 300,000 youth, 18 to 26 years old have
participated in the Taglit Birthright program, bringing youth from all
over the world to Israel for a 10 day educational experience. Research
reflects that this experience is powerful in influencing Jewish
identity, a connection to Israel, and solidarity with the Jewish people.
Where Israel once received high ratings as inaccessible to people with
disabilities, today the Ministry of Tourism has made great efforts to
make tourism more accessible to those with disabilities and tourist
companies have sprung up offering accessibe tourism for all ages.
Potential highlights of the trip include: • Jerusalem’s Old and New
cities, including the Western Wall and Jerusalem’s unique markets •
Climbing Masada and swimming in the Dead Sea • Visit to Bedouin tent and
discussion of minorities in Israel • Neot Kedomim, the biblical
landscape reserve • Sports including goal ball, tandem biking, horseback
riding and swimming • Meetings with individuals and organizations
involved in issues of disability rights in Israel, including Members of
Knesset • Visit to Israel Defense Force base for a briefing and army
experience. We hope you’ll join us and tell your friends about the
program. For more information, and pre-registration contact: Bob Fenton:
bfenton at actcom.co.il
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> >> Ofek Liyladenu www.ofek-liyladenu.org.il Jewish Institute for the
Blind
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Kathryn Carroll
St. John's University School of Law Class of 2013
(Ph) 347-455-1521
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