1. stakeholders and promoters of the accessibility process - ISRAEL-
Dana Kaspi-Tsahor:
Tali Heiman:
Dorit Olenik-Shemesh:
The open university of Israel

2. Plan PRESENTATION Accessibility law and regulation in Israel
Accessibility stakeholders in Israel
Accessibility stakeholders in higher education
Stakeholders with whom educational institutions are presently working regarding students with disabilities and ICTs
Strategies to engage stakeholders
Challenges in engaging stakeholders

3. Accessibility law and regulation in Israel
Equal rights act for people with disabilities
The equal rights act for people with disabilities that came into effect in Israel in 1998, constitutes a higher framework for regulating accessibility to people with disabilities in public buildings and services
Amendment 2 to the equality act
Amendment 2 to the equality act – the accessibility act that was legislated in 2005, defined accessibility as the ability to get to a place, move and find one's way in it, enjoy and make use of the service and information provided in it, use the facilities or participate in the activities there, in an egalitarian, respectful, independent and safe way
Accessibility regulations
In order to help implement the equal rights act for people with disabilities, service accessibility regulations, which regulate the procedures and practices in adjusting accessibility to service, were written in The document is arranged by chapters and sub-articles that include almost all fields of life

4. Accessibility in Higher Education in Israel
In the past decade, a development is noted in Israel with regards to the integration of people with disabilities into higher education due to the understanding that it constitutes an essential component of integration into society:
2011- An equal rights regulation draft was written which included accessibility adjustments to existing public places that are higher education institutions, and to higher education services they provide
2016- The regulation of higher education institutions was legislated.
2017- Higher education institutions required accessibility adjustments by 24th of November.

5. Accessibility stakeholders in Israel
Minister of Justice
Commission for Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities (The Ministry of Justice)
Minister of Labor, Welfare and Health
Committee of the Knesset (education & Welfare and Health)
National Insurance Institute (Department of Vocational Rehabilitation)
Ministry of Defense (Department of Rehabilitation)
Non-profit organizations (e.g “Access Israel” )
Service Accessibility Expert
Buildings, Infrastructure and Environment Accessibility Expert

6. Higher Education in Israel
More than 310,000 students register yearly 
66 Higher Education Institutions:
9 universities
36 Academic Colleges
21 Colleges of education

7. Accessibility stakeholders in higher education
Administration
Dean of students
Director General (CEO)
Head of Accessibility Department
Academic Counselors
Academic Secretariat
Legal Counselor
Human Resources Administration
Librarians
Study centers managers
Academic studies
President of the University
Dean of Academic studies
Academic Department Chairs
Senior faculty
Department faculty
Course Coordinators
Tutors

8. Effective Strategies OF accessibility process
Obtaining approval from the President of the University
Engaging the legal advisor
Engaging members of the board
Dean of students, Dean of Academic studies, Director General (CEO)
Forming an accessibility committee
Assimilating the accessible service regulations
Posting regulations by , Online newsletter
Raising staff awareness
Seminars, Online newsletter, Guidelines for accessibility of lectures

9. Challenges in engaging stakeholders
Lack of knowledge
Lack of awareness
Absence of empathy
Fear of compromising the academic level
Fear of intervention in academic freedom
Budget Limitation …

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