The ALEH Society was established in 1990. Our goal is to aid and advance higher education for the blind in Israel and promote social mobility. Since the establishment of the ALEH Society the number of blind students in higher education has grown sign
The Society’s major achievement was the establishment of the Learning Center for the Blind at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, as well as branches on the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, Bar- Ilan University, Haifa University, Ben Gurion University and the Technion and colleges all over the cuntry. Our hope is that the blind community in Israel will benefit and use the center to improve its status in society. Services that ALEH provide • Academic and personal counselling and mobility services • Special preparatory course for the psychometric exam • Career Search Workshop for university graduates • Reading, Tutoring and Exam – taking Services • Matriculation program for the blind • Blind students Tutoring blind school children • loan of auxilliary and comuterized equipment • Scholarship for academic excellence and Natural Science studies • Academic Recording and Braille Library • ALUMA – National service of blind and VI volonteering at the community. • Information and consultation centers for newly blind at major Eye Clinics in Israel. ALEH’s Services and Projects at the Learning Center for the Blind Matriculation Program The center runs a unique project giving blind and visually impaired students the opportunity to complete their high school matriculation requirements. The high percentage of students that complete this program and go on to study in institutions of higher learning attests to it’s success. Each student is suited with a individual program which enables them to reside in dormitories throughout the two year program. There are 30 students attending this program annually and there have already been 10 successful previous years that this program has been running. The Dr. Anna Mintz-Brachot Academic Recording and Braille Library The Recordings Library specializes in the recording of high school material and academic books and articles. The library contains 1,200 academic articles and books and has 550 subscribers. It is part of the university library network and maintains connections with similar libraries around the world. The Library includes professional recordings that provides excerpts of books and articles to order Reading, Tutoring and Exam Taking Services Hired and volunteer readers assist in reading materials for the blind, visually impaired and dyslexic students throughout the course of their studies. This service is invaluable for our students, enabling them to cover the bibliographic materials taught in their courses. Academic and Personal Counselling and Mobility Services Welfare services are provided, academic counseling , career counseling geared towards directing blind students to acquire the skills they will need in the working world and mobility lessons. Loan of Auxiliary and Computerized Equipment Auxiliary equipment such as computers, special tape recorders, scientific audio calculators, and audio dictionaries are available on loan. The center also provides on site, use of equipment such as Braille machines, which print in both Braille and regular print, closed circuit television which enlarges reading materials for the visually impaired, a computerized Braille printer and regular Braille printers. The Center is equipped with study carols, a large rang of sophisticated up to date equipment. Scholarships For Academic Excellence and Natural Science Scholarships based on excellence are awarded to students and pupils from all over the country. Every year we give about 15 scholarships for students and pre academic pupils, and 3 scholarships for Natural Science students. Preparing Course for Academic admission A unique course, especially adjusted for the blind, prepares the students for the psychometric exam for the university admission. This course is given by teachers who has been trained by elite education institutions. Tutoring Project Blind university students work as t
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