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Apr 28, 2021, 6:18 PM

Not special needs

Kisharon Noé School pupils, Gitty and Raphael

As disability advocates and family members of someone with a disability, we have been struggling with language around disability for decades. A very clever short film made a few years ago featured a beautiful young woman with Down Syndrome asking what “special needs” were –...

Dec 16, 2020, 3:23 PM

As we enter tier 3, it’s important to support our most vulnerable

Debbie who is supported by Kisharon, shopping. The picture was taken pre-coronavirus pandemic.

As we enter tier 3 restrictions in London, there appears to be a sense of frustration within the UK – both in business and from a public point of view. With the vaccine roll out imminent for health and social care staff, perhaps there is...

Jun 16, 2020, 6:22 PM

When at the edge of chaos – there is energy to make changes

Tuffkid Nursery (Credit: Kisharon voa Jewish News)

Lockdown was rough, make no mistake. In those first few days, I kept waking up in the morning hoping that I had dreamt it all, and that my love of dystopian fiction had somehow crept its way into my dreamscape. The challenges that Covid-19 raised...

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Hadassa Kessler is Director of Operations and Development Kisharon