Internal Programming

ADI is Israel’s most comprehensive provider of residential care for individuals with severe disabilities and the leader of the national rehabilitation movement.

While empowering hundreds of Israel’s most vulnerable citizens to advance well beyond their initial prognoses and live happy, dignified, and meaningful lives, ADI is also establishing fully inclusive communities and laying the groundwork for the provision of the highest-level rehabilitative care for all.

Education

Special Education School

ADI’s comprehensive special education school system is tailored to meet the unique challenges and individual abilities of residents and children with disabilities from surrounding communities between the ages of 3 and 21.

Smart Classroom

ADI Negev’s Smart Classroom is equipped with a mobile communication computer, touch screen and projector that enable the teacher to project the communication board directly onto the wall.

Life Skills

The Life Skills Program at ADI enables maximum possible resident participation in everyday activities such as food preparation, laundry, setting the table and more, increasing self-confidence and feelings of purpose.

Paramedical and Creative Arts Therapies

Respiratory Therapy

Most ADI residents suffer from respiratory complications and breathing difficulties. ADI’s Respiratory Therapy Program provides residents with the ongoing respiratory treatments that enable them to live quality lives to their maximum ability.

Music Therapy

Music is the key to the soul. At ADI, children and residents learn to use music as an enjoyable and rewarding form of self-expression and social interaction.

Hydrotherapy

With its many physical and emotional benefits, hydrotherapy is one of the most enjoyable and beneficial therapeutic avenues available for children with severe disabilities. Hydrotherapy improves and strengthens physical abilities, coordination, sensory-awareness and the respiratory and pulmonary systems and enhances quality of life through the positive release of energy and building self-esteem.

Art Therapy

Residents and outpatients at ADI learn to express feelings and understand their surroundings as they enjoy various forms of art and artistic expression, leading to feelings of accomplishment and increased confidence.

Alternative Communication

ADI’s pioneering advanced Alternative Communication Program utilizes cutting-edge augmentative communication technologies to find the optimal communication method for each resident.

Communication Therapy

Assessment and treatment of communication challenges and disorders through language intervention activities thwart frustration as ADI children learn to verbally express their wants, needs and feelings. ADI Communication Therapists also help improve congenital or acquired eating and swallowing disorders, enabling children to eat and enjoy regular food.

Occupational Therapy

Employing numerous original and stimulating supportive activities, ADI Occupational Therapists help improve the mental and physical health of children and young adults through encouragement and motivation to reach maximum levels of independence.

Physiotherapy

ADI physiotherapists address and challenge disabilities through innovative exercises and practices that help residents and patients improve functioning and overcome congenital or acquired physical limitations.

Social Activity and Inclusion

Sports Therapy

Participation in sports can speed the recovery process for rehabilitation patients, proving to them that their disability does not have to prevent them from benefitting from an enjoyable and active lifestyle. Sports therapy provides emotional, psychological and social benefits, and offers numerous opportunities for inclusive community integration.

Motorized Mobility

Specially designed motorized wheelchairs allow ADI residents to take control of their own mobility from the earliest age. From Wizzibug chairs to switch-operated wheelchairs, ADI residents are on the move to maximum independence.

Gymboree

Gymboree corners enable ADI children to move around more freely and play with a variety of colorful hoops, cushions, vibrating pillows and activity boards in a safe, padded environment. Placed on the floor, children benefit from movement, change of position and altering sensory stimulation.

Camps and Outings

Every child benefits from fresh air and sunshine, periodic changes of scenery and exciting activities. At ADI, we make sure that our students and residents enjoy the same experiential fun as other children their age, with action-packed summer and winter camps, nature outings, trips to the local mall and more, all of which serve to create happy and stimulating quality lives.

Vocational Training

Therapeutic Greenhouse

The ADI Therapeutic Greenhouse enables residents to learn about care and responsibility as they watch the seeds they planted, nurtured and cared for grow and develop. Residents also make planters and pot the plants which are then sold to the general public. Proceeds from sales are re-invested into the greenhouse.

Gardeners Without Borders

In a truly groundbreaking program, ADI provides a real and equal opportunity for people with disabilities to work and earn proper wages in a normative and supportive social framework. People with physical, emotional and mild intellectual disabilities cultivate and maintain village grounds as an integral part of ADI’s gardening team. The Gardeners Without Borders Program has often been a stepping stone to entrance into the general workforce.

Creative Arts Workshops

ADI’s Creative Arts Workshops offer challenging and meaningful vocational activities employing creative solutions in accordance with participants’ varying levels of ability and need. Workshops include digital printing on mugs, paper mache products, ceramic plates and decorative items, Havdalah sets, silk table runners and more, all of which are offered for sale through the ADI Ability Boutique.

Project Green Care

In cooperation with the Eleven Floars Foundation of Holland, ADI is changing the face of inclusive employment in Israel by introducing integrative agriculture, providing people with special needs opportunities for equal rights and access to meaningful occupational opportunities. Israel’s first inclusive farm at ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran, a game-changer for farmers and people with disabilities, will be expanded to additional farms throughout the country.

Animal-Assisted Therapy

Safari Petting Zoo

Animals roam free throughout the Safari Petting Zoo, enabling close contact with visitors. Specially trained staff understands how to adapt interaction with the animals to meet the needs of ADI residents and outpatients and to find appropriate methods to reach defined therapeutic goals. Animals are also brought to the homes of residents unable to go to the Safari.

Equine (Horse) Therapy

Creating and maintaining a relationship with the horse includes working within the animal’s natural habitat while feeding, caring for and playing with the horse. In this unique program, interaction between the horse and caregiver creates foundations of empathy, teaching the child to see others’ needs, understand social clues, express emotion and foster cooperation.

Canine (Dog) Therapy

Modern research has shown that people with intellectual disabilities feel more comfortable and are more likely to socialize with a dog than with humans. By establishing a relationship with “man’s best friend,” ADI residents enjoy the emotional benefits of companionship, unconditional acceptance and love that help them progress and learn to share emotions with other individuals.

Multi-Sensory Therapy

Tactile Library

ADI’s innovative Tactile Library Program pairs storybooks with lifelike puppets, communication boards and other sensory-stimulating paraphernalia to transform stories into exciting, multisensory experiences enabling children of all abilities to enter, enjoy and benefit from the magical world of books.

Snoezelen

The innovative Snoezelen multi-sensory room stimulates residents’ senses in a padded, all-white room by incorporating delicate fiber optics, a colorful slide screen, soft music and more for an optimal sensory stimulation experience and an inviting and relaxing environment.

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Internal Programming

Community Services

ADI Nurse Shoshi Diamont Recognized by President Herzog for Bravery and Civil Heroism

The Ability Boutique

Internal Programming

Education

Special Education School

Smart Classroom

Life Skills

Paramedical and Creative Arts Therapies

Respiratory Therapy

Music Therapy

Hydrotherapy

Art Therapy

Alternative Communication

Communication Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Physiotherapy

Sports Therapy

Motorized Mobility

Gymboree

Camps and Outings

Vocational Training

Therapeutic Greenhouse

Gardeners Without Borders

Creative Arts Workshops

Project Green Care

Animal-Assisted Therapy

Safari Petting Zoo

Equine (Horse) Therapy

Canine (Dog) Therapy

Multi-Sensory Therapy

Tactile Library

Snoezelen

Contact us for more information about any of our Internal Programs

"I visited Gan Eden and saw angels at work."

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