Contact and get help in cases of anxiety and mental distress:
» “Eran” phone number (psychological first aid)
Ben-Gurion University’s student hotline: 09-8891301
or for their online chat click here
» Contact the student psychological service by email: [email protected]
122/1 Student House, the new wing, second floor. Phone: 08-6461088
Student Union Services
The Student Union has a community coordinator who is responsible for the issue of accessibility in the union. You are invited to contact her for questions/inquiries/accessibility adjustments at any event held on behalf of the Student Uniom (contact details are below).
> What can we offer you?
Negative – Keeping accessible places or places for the visually impaired. Also, there are subtitles in Hebrew in all the films shown at Negative Cinema and if there are no subtitles, it will be indicated on the Negative website.
You can contact the negative office with requests for individual adjustments as needed.
Student Union tours – you can borrow an FM device from the dean’s office in coordination with the student union. You can also check with the student union whether the tour is accessible and what accessibility arrangements can be made on the spot.
Cultural events and general events – in these events, it will be detailed which accessibility arrangements exist in the place. If not, you can contact the community coordinator with individual requests. At events over 150 people, transcription will be possible.
The Student Union’s website – The Student Union’s website is accessible to the various reading programs, the graphic images are accessible to the visually impaired. If you found a graphic that is not accessible, please contact us!
The Student Union services offices and the Reserves office – there are devices that connects with the T frequency for hearing aids) for your convenience.
As part of the Student Union’s activity on the subject, we assist the Saman Club (סמ”ן) in its activities:
Saman is a project that works to change attitudes and promote the rights of students with disabilities on campus.
Their activity includes:
– Regular meetings between the nuclear companies.
– Active activities to change attitudes among the various factors on campus.
– Initiation and execution of events and milestone days.
– Raising awareness and explaining accessibility to the academic and administrative staff.
For more details about the Saman click here
In the Dean’s Office there is an array of social workers who respond to accessibility in the academy, provide emotional support, and a variety of other areas.
Tutoring – a recognized student with learning disabilities/attention deficit disorder (Dyslexia, ADD/ADHD/PTSD and so forth) – an application should be sent to Haim Hadd at the address [email protected].
Workshops – (workshops dealing with learning skills only) – The student advancement section of the Student Dean’s Office runs a set of workshops by professional facilitators for the purpose of improving the learning processes in various fields.
Expert Personal accompaniment – including personal advice, support and assistance in studying strategies with experts (per appointment).
Entering the technology room and using assistive technology – in the student’s house on the 1st floor – there is an assistive technology room, room 143. In the room there are accessible computer stations with unique and hardware programming that help with specific difficulties in learning.
Lending of equipment to those who are eligible – laptop, tape recorder, FM devices, navigation bracelets for the blind and visually impaired, etc.
Reception hours at the Student House, 2nd floor:
Pnina Israeli – days Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday between the hours of 10:00 AM and 13:30.
Efrat Colt-Kessler – Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between the hours of 10:00 and 13:30.
* For more information – fore the main page – and contact information in the following link*
Learning disabilities – under support and care you can also find services provided for students with learning disabilities. The professional director of the diagnostic institute – Haim Hadad (contact in the following link). You can find contact information for all the professionals working in the student promotion section in the following link.
For more information about the physical accessibility on campus – on the university’s website.
For help following pregnancy, birth, adoption, receiving a child for custody or foster care, and fertility treatments – the dean’s office can help you – click here
The Accessibility Campus Map
