Noa Nitzan – Occupational Therapist, Technology Consulting Center, Beit Issie Shapiro
Racheli Blum – SLP, Technology Consulting Center, Beit Issie Shapiro
Iris Adato-Biran – OT, Program Learning Coordinator, The Trump International Institute for Continuing Education in Developmental Disabilities, Beit Issie Shapiro, and lecturer at the Ono Academic College
The iPad was not created for people with disabilities, and for just this reason it leads to a significant change in their quality of life. At the Technology Consulting Center at Beit Issie Shapiro, it has been found that use of the iPad encourages motivation and involvement in participating in a variety of activities among children and adults with disabilities. The article describes the implementation and use of the iPad for the purposes of leisure, play, education and communication and lists relevant apps. 
The article was published in IJOT – the Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy, June 2015

The Technology Center at Beit Issie Shapiro
Google Campus Tel Aviv
Beit Issie Shapiro partnered with Google Campus Tel Aviv to train app developers to make their apps accessible for people with disabilities. The guidebook is an outcome of the first Applicable course.

Noa Nitzan – Occupational Therapist, Technology Consulting Center, Beit Issie Shapiro
The IPad is a normative technological tool and its adaptation to the use of people with various disabilities advances their participation in community life, enables them to better realize opportunities in various life spheres and thus promote equality of rights.
The article describes the many possibilities the IPad offers for people with disabilities. The Advisory Center for Technology established at Beit Issie Shapiro follows the insight into the importance of developing technological solutions for the different needs of children and adults with disabilities and their families, and the extensive experience it has accumulated.

Mr.  Encarnação describe a study of a technology intended to support the participation of children with neuro-motor disabilities in learning activities in the classroom.

Noa Nitzan – Occupational Therapist, Technology Consulting Center, Beit Issie Shapiro
The iPad is a device that can help children and adults with communication problems, a range of motor difficulties, or various cognitive difficulties. Using this tool, they can acquire personal and social skills and integrate in the community on a normative level, and thus make progress. The article describes the iPad as a tool for self-expression, the implications of its use for the entire family, and its use as an integrative and supportive tool, at school and in leisure time.