The Jersualem Post ~ JPost.com
By RUTH EGLASH
26/09/2011
The new style Hebrew ulpan is specially tailored to teach those with special needs the language of their newly adopted country.
Immigrants with disabilities who feel locked out of the fast paced learning environment of the mainstream ulpan system, will soon have a new opportunity to study Hebrew if an initiative currently being piloted in Haifa is successful.
Under the auspices of Israel Unlimited, a partnership between the government, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the Ruderman Family Foundation aimed at improving the overall inclusion of people with disabilities in society, the new style ulpan is specially tailored to teach those with special needs the language of their newly adopted country.
Accessibility for people in wheelchairs, shorter learning hours, an overall slower pace and teachers trained in special education and sign language are all elements that have been considered in this new style ulpan.
