Gaining Inspiration from Colmobil

It is so exciting working on developing a centre. I never know what each day will bring, who I will meet, who I will interact with and what I will learn about the development of Israel as the country that it is today. Every day therefore brings new adventures and new surprises.

I am working on a specific project and through a phone call was recommended to take a look at the website of Colmobil to find some information that I need. I have just read the story of Colmobil and all I can say is WOW! What an inspiring company. What a love for Israel and our people. I could write a summary here and for those interested, I have not yet looked up the information I was researching. But before I do so, please go and take a look at the story of Colmobil. You will learn something about the Yom Kippur war and details of action that took place behind the scenes. If you are looking for inspiration and a reminder of dedication to Israel and the Jewish people, this story will surely inspire you.

Enjoy your reading and let us know in the comments below what inspiration you gained from reading the story.

Shoshanah Shear

Chessed Ve'Emet

Our Progress in Becoming Web Accessible.

Next step in the process to become web accessible.

In the last post we shared about the law that is about to come into effect regarding web accessibility in Israel. The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) is aimed at enabling those who have any of the following disabilities to be able to interact or use the web too. These disabilities include: visual, auditory, physical, speech cognitive, neurological and also the elderly or aging. 

Our two websites have been created on Weebly mostly because it is a free platform. We have, for the most part, been happy with Weebly and wondered why people would consistently recommend that we move to WordPress.

With each step in developing our websites, we kept finding that most of what we need can be carried out on Weebly. So we have stayed.

Now, however, in reading up on the various requirements to an accessible website, we are coming up against some difficulties.We have turned a few times to weebly for support but they are unable to help us. Hence, it looks like the time has finally come for us to make the move to WordPress. In order to complete this we are busily learning about how to build a WordPress website and also all the details involved in Web Accessibility.

A few details learned so far include the need to describe photographs / images using Alt Text; providing a transcription of podcasts (perhaps it is good that we have not begun doing pod casts) and making sure that your content is easy to read and to navigate. There really is a huge amount to read, to learn, to master and not a whole lot of time to do so. 

Do you have a website? Are you up to date on the Web Accessibility Guidelines? Have you begun to improve your website? If not, you can head on over to the Web Accessibility Initiative website. They have a wealth of information to work through. 

Enjoy your progress in ensuring that your website is web accessible.

Have a blessed day

Shoshanah Shear

Occupational Therapist