RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Rehabilitation International (RI) and Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH share a common understanding of the importance and relevance of (re)integration of individuals with disabilities into work life...
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RI Global Report: Issues facing young people with disabilities after compulsory education
3 October 2015 | All news, Recent Reports
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Prepared by: Hashem Taqi, Chair, RI Education Commission Many economies of the 21st Century rely on a well-qualified young generation of workers who are able to contribute to the workforce and...
RI Global Report: Return to Work — Important Areas of Research to be Developed
1 October 2015 | All news, Position paper
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Veijo Notkola, Chair of RI's Policy and Service Commission, created a report on important areas of research in terms of Return to Work policies. Issues facing young people with disabilities...
RI Global Position Paper: Sustainable Development Goals — Disability Inclusion in Development
25 September 2015 | All news, Position paper
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 From September 25-27, States will meet at the United Nations in New York to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2015-2030. This marks a historic turning point in the lives of...
RI Global Press Release: RI Global Attends “Friends of CRPD” Working Breakfast at Mission of Korea to the UN
19 August 2015 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 This morning, RI was one of only two disability organizations invited to the "Friends of CRPD Working Breakfast" hosted by ECOSOC President and COSP Bureau Chair Ambassador Oh Joon, held at the...
RI Global Press Release: RI Global Sets Sail on World’s First Accessible Catamaran for Wheelchair Users
16 August 2015 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Yesterday, RI Treasurer Susan Parker set sail on the only accessible catamaran for wheelchair users in the world alongside persons with disabilities and their families. The decks of "The...
RI Global Media Alert: Join Team RI and UN at the Disability Pride Parade
10 July 2015 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 On Sunday, 12 July 2015, the first-ever Disability Pride NYC Parade will take place in New York City. The day will be a celebration of people with disabilities and the 25th Anniversary of the...
RI Global Press Release: RI Global Colombia to expand network
6 July 2015 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 RI Colombia organized a meeting with various stakeholders in Bogota on June 25, 2015 to explore possibilities of expanding the current network to include more members so they can play a more...
RI Global Press Release: RI Global Participates in Governance, Transparency and Accountability Workshop at UN HQ
18 June 2015 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Rehabilitation International is among the disability organizations taking part in the two-day workshop on Governance, Transparency and Accountability: Major Groups and Other Stakeholders (MGoS)...
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