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AKIM Israel - National Association for the Habilitation
of the Mentally Handicapped in Israel
One out of every hundred children is born mentally retarded to some
degree. Some of these children grow up to become a part of society
or live at its edges, perhaps without the general public being aware
of it. Others will need treatments all their lives.
AKIM Israel is the national association that represents 30,000 mentally
handicapped people and their families. AKIM was founded in 1951
by a group of parents to mentally handicapped children.
We at AKIM believe that every mentally handicapped person has the
right to a suitable education and to a full life with respect to
housing, employment and leisure activities.
AKIM protects the rights of the mentally handicapped public and
their families. We accompany and advise the family of the mentally
handicapped every step of the way.
Throughout Israel there are regional branches of AKIM, most of which
are run by the parents of the mentally handicapped and by volunteers.
AKIM's social service promotes the establishment and operation of
services for the mentally handicapped in the community, including
day care centers for infants, and for adults, hostels, apartments
in the community, employment and job placement programs in the open
market, or 0, 5% of the population:
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10,000 mentally handicapped children |
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20,000 mentally handicapped adults |
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120,000 family members must cope with mentally
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