Abstract
In this study we systematically map and analyze all disability-related laws and regulations in Israel from 1948 – the year the State of Israel was established – to the present. All 55 laws and 124 regulations (and their amendments) that addressed disability were analyzed via qualitative content analysis; we categorized the legislation into either bio-medical-based policy or rights-based policy. Findings show that most of the legislation reflects the bio-medical approach. Bio-medical-based legislation is being carried out in Israel alongside rights-based legislation even after the enactment of the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law of 1998. It seems that legislators tend to perceive disability as synonymous to impairment, as a personal tragedy and a medical problem, rather than as a civil rights issue.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 46-58 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Disability and Society |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Jan 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014, Taylor & Francis.
Funding
This work was supported by the Division for Research and Planning of the National Security Institute of Israel.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Division for Research and Planning | |
| National Security Institute of Israel |
Keywords
- Israel
- bio-medical model
- disability legislation
- social model