The China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) hosted an event to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival in Beijing on Jan. 30, attended by over 100 representatives from embassies in China, U.N. agencies, international organizations and businesses, and called for more...
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India wins 7 medals at int’l skills competition for people with disabilities
3 April 2023 | All news
Intro: India won seven medals at the 10th International Abilympics, one of the world’s largest competitions featuring people with disabilities, which concluded in Metz, France, on March 25, 2023. The embroidery contest award ceremony during the 10th International...
China wins 20 medals at the 10th International Abilympics
3 April 2023 | All news
Intro: The 10th International Abilympics, one of the world’s largest competitions featuring people with disabilities, wrapped up in Metz, France, on March 25, 2023. The Chinese team won 20 medals during the event, including six gold, seven silver and seven bronze. The...
S. Korean Team takes 18 gold medals at Int’l Abilympics
3 April 2023 | All news
Intro: South Koreans won 18 gold, four silver, and nine bronze medals at the 10th International Abilympics held in Metz, France, on March 24 and 25, 2023. The award ceremony of the food carving contest during the 10th International Abilympics in Metz, France, on March...
ECOWAS calls for stronger support for people with disabilities
27 February 2023 | All news
A working group of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional political and economic union of 15 countries located in West Africa, urges stronger support for people with disabilities in a communique recently released during a regional...
People with disabilities more likely to delay care during pandemic: study
30 January 2023 | All news
According to a study published in a recent issue of Health Affairs, people with disabilities were more likely to delay medical care because of COVID-19. The study pulled from data from the 2020 National Health Interview Survey, an annual study conducted by the Centers...
More training needed for physicians to improve care for people with disabilities
16 December 2022 | All news
According to a recent study of American physicians funded by the National Institutes of Health of the US Department of Health and Human Service, some physicians are refusing to provide care services for patients with disabilities because they lack the knowledge...
Zhang Haidi addresses RI celebration in Europe
16 December 2022 | All news
Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI) and chairperson of the China Disabled Person’s Federation (CDPF), is invited to address an event in Europe via video link marking the centenary of RI. [RI] Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation...
Zhang Haidi hosts RI governing assembly, executive committee meeting
15 December 2022 | All news
Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI) and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), presides over virtual meetings for the Executive Committee of RI and the Governing Assembly of RI members on Dec. 2, 2022. [RI] Zhang Haidi,...
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