Ayelet Gur is a senior lecturer in the Social Work Department and the director of the M.A. programs, at Tel Hai College. Her interest lies at the intersection of social policy and disability, and especially issues related to the social inclusion and human rights of persons with disabilities in light of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Gur leads a national longitudinal study examining personal budgeting for individuals with intellectual and mental disabilities (The Ministry of Health and The Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs). She also is engaged in a national study on the effect of an acute crisis on the social security of families of children with disabilities (The National Insurance Institute).