Introduction
I am head of MA Program in Intellectual Disability (ID) at the Faculty of Education, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
I head the Baker Research and Promotion Center of Toddlers and Children with Developemental Disabiltiies where toddllers and children with ID attend the university to learn reading and math skills.
I am also head of the Lois Alberto Machado Research Chair on Cognitive Modifiability and Human Development. Within the chair, I intiated the Empwerment – Ozmot Project: Three stages of inclusion in the academic world of students with ID. In Stage 1 - Separate Model: Students with ID attend the university and receive academic enrichment. In Stage 2 they are included in a research seminar with typical peers. In Stage 3, six highly capable students with ID (with and without Down syndrome) are fully integrated in undergraduate courses. They have to date completed 40 out of 64 academic credits required for the BA degree. Based on their success, the Bar-Ilan University directors decided to register these six students as full-fledged students. They will receive a BA degree in Social Sciences.
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I am head of MA Program in Intellectual Disability (ID) at the Faculty of Education, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
I head the Baker Research and Promotion Center of Toddlers and Children with Developemental Disabiltiies where toddllers and children with ID attend the university to learn reading and math skills.
I am also head of the Lois Alberto Machado Research Chair on Cognitive Modifiability and Human Development. Within the chair, I intiated the Empwerment – Ozmot Project: Three stages of inclusion in the academic world of students with ID. In Stage 1 - Separate Model: Students with ID attend the university and receive academic enrichment. In Stage 2 they are included in a research seminar with typical peers. In Stage 3, six highly capable students with ID (with and without Down syndrome) are fully integrated in undergraduate courses. They have to date completed 40 out of 64 academic credits required for the BA degree. Based on their success, the Bar-Ilan University directors decided to register these six students as full-fledged students. They will receive a BA degree in Social Sciences.
I am an expert in the field of inclusion of diverse populations in the academic world, I
Fields of expertise: Disability, Science policy, technology and innovation policy, Strategic planning