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944 motivation, such as a desire to relieve boredom or an attempt to imitate people without disabilities. This perception in relation to people with intellectual disabilities was expressed during a qualitative study that deals with the right to marriage and parenting of ultra-Orthodox people with disabilities. The various interviewees, family members and professionals who accompany these people, constitute significant support figures for them. Despite this, during in-depth interviews one can deduce their difficulty of attributing to people with intellectual disabilities, an aspiration to realize religious values originating at a high spiritual and moral level. Apparently, western society, which has come a long way in recognizing the rights of people with disabilities, has not yet internalized the right of people with disabilities in general and intellectual disabilities in particular to cultivate and realize values, and is therefore in no hurry to make those values accessible.

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