Making the University Accessible to Everyone

fall 2013

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SPOTLIGHTS
New Chancellor: From the Supreme Court to the Open University
A New President for the Open University
A Celebration: Lord Woolf's 80th Birthday

GRADUATES
Graduation Ceremonies
A Fighter Pilot and Researcher of Nanometer Threads
27 Years Old and Co-Founder of a Multi-Million Dollar Company

INNOVATION, RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
OUI Now MOOCs
Digital MBA
Once App on a Time
The Eighth Chais Conference
Caregivers, Caregiving and Emotional Intelligence
Exodus: The Real Story

ACCESS
Practical Solutions for Students with Disabilities
Project 100: A Program for Arab Minorities
Enriching Immams

EVENTS
A Taste of Academia: Coffee, Beer and Professors
OUI Students Argue Best
Inauguration of Academia in High School
American Friends of Open University

HIGHLIGHTS & MILESTONES
US Ambassador Visits OUI
Prof. Sara Guri-Rosenblit
Prof. Miri Soroujoun
Prof. Bat-Zion Iraqi-Klorman
Dr. Yuval Eylon
Prof. Yagil Levy
Dr. Tzahi Weiss
OUI in National Survey
OUI Grads
Co-editors: Elissa Allerhand, Ilene Bloch-Levy Photographer: Gideon Markowitz Graphic Designer: Laura Grinberg Web Manager: Batsheva Engelberg-Behr Web Master: Sonia Pechersky, Royi Gumprich

ACCESS
Making the University Accessible to Everyone Providing Practical Solutions for the Physically Challenged From smart boards to smart pens; from enlarged screen text to mobile acoustical equipment; from specially-designed furniture to specially-equipped classrooms; the Open University of Israel customizes its facilities and technologies to meet the needs of 650 special needs students with disabilities. As part of Israel's National Insurance Institute's "Revolution in Education" initiative the Open University of Israel became one of two universities selected to participate in the national campaign to make higher education "accessible to all." The Israeli government has allocated 2 million NIS towards this program. What is involved in making a university's facilities accessible? "It's complex," Dr. Haim Saadon, Dean of Students, explains and "requires looking not only at every physical facility, such as a classroom or a library, but also at equipment and accessories, in-class and on-line, that can provide solutions to every special student's needs." The major objective of the "Revolution in Education" is to provide full assistance to students with special disabilities. Some 650 Open University students with unique learning requirements studying at OUI will now be able to enjoy the enhanced, customized equipment and facilities that the University is making available to them. Page: 1 2 3

ACCESS

Making the University Accessible to Everyone

Providing Practical Solutions for the Physically Challenged

From smart boards to smart pens; from enlarged screen text to mobile acoustical equipment; from specially-designed furniture to specially-equipped classrooms; the Open University of Israel customizes its facilities and technologies to meet the needs of 650 special needs students with disabilities.

As part of Israel's National Insurance Institute's "Revolution in Education" initiative the Open University of Israel became one of two universities selected to participate in the national campaign to make higher education "accessible to all." The Israeli government has allocated 2 million NIS towards this program.

What is involved in making a university's facilities accessible? "It's complex," Dr. Haim Saadon, Dean of Students, explains and "requires looking not only at every physical facility, such as a classroom or a library, but also at equipment and accessories, in-class and on-line, that can provide solutions to every special student's needs."

The major objective of the "Revolution in Education" is to provide full assistance to students with special disabilities. Some 650 Open University students with unique learning requirements studying at OUI will now be able to enjoy the enhanced, customized equipment and facilities that the University is making available to them.

Page: 1 2 3