BIS Summer 2019 Impact Report - Final

ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUSION AND SOCIAL CHANGE ACHIEVING FIRST TIME FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE “The course empowered me, allowing me to discuss my tax forms with my employer’s accountant for the first time. I felt great self- pride,” says Ruti of the Inclusive University’s new economic empowerment course. Learning basic math, employee and pension rights, and banking basics, the course equips participants with the skills to manage their own finances. NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US Beit Issie Shapiro founded six innovative leadership groups for parents, women and young adults with disabilities; empowering each group and each member, and making them catalysts for social change in their communities and in society at large.