Physiotherapists
Shira Yalon-Chamovitz
Israeli occupational therapist.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Israeli occupational therapist.
Shira Yalon-Chamovitz (Hebrew: שירה ילון-חיימוביץ; born 8 November 1962) is an Israeli occupational therapist. She is the director of the Israel Institute on Cognitive Accessibility and Dean of Faculty of Health Professions Ono Academic College.Her work has shaped Israeli accessibility policy, and she is a global advocate for recognizing long COVID as a disability, drawing on her personal experience as a survivor. She has made significant contributions to the field of accessibility for people with cognitive disabilities, having coined the terms "cognitive ramps" and "simultaneous simplification". From October 1, 2026, she will serve as president of the Levinsky-Wingate Academic Center.
Encyclopaedic excerpts from Shira Yalon-Chamovitz; shortened for length and available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Achievements and distinctions
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Israeli occupational therapist.
Career and education
Employers and institutions
Ono Academic College
Education
University of Connecticut
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