{"id":30319,"date":"2025-12-18T12:47:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beitissie.org.il\/?p=30319"},"modified":"2026-02-07T16:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T16:19:05","slug":"nothing-about-us-without-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beitissie.org.il\/en\/30319\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing about us without us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a blog post, Lirit Shafir Shemesh\u2014Deputy Mayor of Kfar Saba, accessibility consultant, and a woman living with hearing and visual disabilities\u2014lays bare the gaps in healthcare access for people with disabilities in Israel. 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