March 19, 2026
What do deaf-blind people do when there is an alarm?
תמונת אילוסטרציה: gemini
People who are both deaf and blind have a problem.
They don't know when there are missile alerts.
In Israel, there are about 900 bracelets that alert for alarms.
They help deaf-blind people know there is danger.
The bracelets worked well during the previous war with Iran.
But since then, the contract with the company operating them has ended.
The bracelets stopped working.
Now, after appealing to the court, the state has restored the bracelets.
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During the war, the Ministry of Welfare will pay for the service.
Most of the bracelets are given to deaf-blind people. A few hundred bracelets are given to deaf people who are not blind.
But it's not enough. Tens of thousands of deaf and hard-of-hearing people still have no solution. They need a way to receive alerts. The state is working on a permanent solution. But it takes a long time.