Special Education in Israel

Abstract

The foundation for answering questions and understanding Israeli special education is the Special Education Law of 1988 (SEL). The SEL marks a turning point in the provision of special education services to children and adolescents with special needs in Israel. The law was passed with wide multiparty support with hopes that it would create procedural certainty and would codify guidelines where none had previously existed (Gumpel, 2000). Examination of the legislative intent of the Israeli parliament (the unicameral Knesset) reveals a basic conceptualization of disability among Israeli lawmakers at the time as it advocates for a segregationist and categorical perception of service provision (see box, “Complexities,” for a description of the educational system in Israel). This article describes changes taking place in Jewish special education (the focus is on the Jewish system, because non-Jewish special education is attempting to reach parity and match this system’s resources and service provision model).

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