Nothing about us without us

In a blog post, Lirit Shafir Shemesh—Deputy Mayor of Kfar Saba, accessibility consultant, and a woman living with hearing and visual disabilities—lays bare the gaps in healthcare access for people with disabilities in Israel. Writing from her experience in Beit Issie Shapiro’s Leadership Center, she argues that true inclusion means building accessibility into emergency planning from the start, not as an afterthought.

READ LIRIT’S BLOG PUBLISHED ON THE TIMES OF ISRAEL HERE