Hana Shalata

Director, Regional Center for Independent Living, Almanal

Immediately after she was born, Hana Shalata was diagnosed with optic atrophy, a severe visual condition that causes blindness. As an Arab Israeli woman with a disability, she faced and overcame significant limitations and barriers stemming from negative attitudes and perceptions. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in education and sociology and a Master’s degree in Gerontology from Haifa University. For the last six years she has been working in the disability field in Sakhnin, a city in the lower Galilee, as coordinator of a supportive community and director of the Regional Center for Independent Living at the Al Manal Organization. The Regional Center provides a variety of services for adults with disabilities, including raising awareness and changing attitudes and stereotypes and advancing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. She has also volunteered and worked with a number of voluntary organizations such as Eran, Women against violence, and the Israeli Cancer Association.

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