RI Global experts around the world and in New York are on-call to provide information and interviews about our work as well as priority issues and policies that impact the people we assist.

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Here are the latest press releases:

• RI Global Press Release: Assistive Technology Panel at CoSP - PARALLEL EVENT DURING COSP MEETING IN NEW YORK  JUNE 13th, 2017 at 3.00 to 4.30 p.m. 2017 in room E This event is organized by Rehabilitation International in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Welfare.  Assistive technology is … Read More ➝
• RI Global Press Release: RI Global Advocates for Disabled Working Women at CSW61 - RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 17 March, New York, NY –  Hewing closely to its theme of “Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work” Rehabilitation International ensured women of all abilities had a … Read More ➝
• RI Global Press Release: RI Global Attends CSW61 - RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 For the second consecutive year, both of the key job market indicators increased significantly for people with disabilities. In 2016, the monthly employment-to-population ratio increased from 27.0 to 27.7 percent … Read More ➝
• RI Global Press Release: RI Intervenes at CSocD55 High-Level Meeting on Disability - RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Persons with disabilities are at greater risk of poverty than persons without disabilities in both developed and developing countries, panelists at the Commission on Social Development concluded today, as they … Read More ➝
• RI Global Press Release: RI Global Mourns the Passing of M.B. Lee - RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 With heavy hearts, Rehabilitation International announces the death of longtime board member, former president and great friend, M.B. Lee. Lee, the immediate Former President of the Hong Kong Society for … Read More ➝
• RI Global Press Release: RI Global Attends HABITAT III for Disability Rights - RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 “Achieving a truly inclusive and transformative New Urban Agenda requires a holistic and people-centered approach. We need to engage persons with disabilities as both agents and beneficiaries of change, and … Read More ➝
• RI Global in the News: Pos’ability Magazine — Top 50 most influential disabled people announced as the RIWC comes to Edinburgh - Top 50 most influential disabled people announced as the RIWC comes to Edinburgh Powerful Media and Shaw Trust have announced a list of the 50 most influential disabled people globally, ahead of an international disability empowerment conference starting tomorrow Edinburgh. … Read More ➝
• RI Global Press Release: CoSP Day Four — RI Global Endorses Humanitarian Charter, Calling for Inclusion of PwDs - RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 As the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP) to the CRPD wound down at the UN, RI Global stepped up its action with an eye to keeping Persons with Disabilities … Read More ➝
• RI Global Press Release: RI Global Presents Panel on Assistive Technology at 9th CoSP - RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 The countdown is over. The COSP has arrived – one of the major events on the disability advocates’ calendar. With the implementation of the SDGs last fall, this COSP has … Read More ➝
• RI Global Save the Date: 23rd RI Global World Congress - RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Rehabilitation International (RI Global) and Shaw Trust are delighted to announce that the 23rd RI World Congress will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland on 25 – 27 October 2016. With 1,000 delegates … Read More ➝
• RI Global Press Release: RI Celebrates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities - RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 On December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), Rehabilitation International organized and participated in various events to commemorate the day. The main theme of this year’s IDPD was “Inclusion matters: … Read More ➝
• RI Global Press Release: RI Signs MoU with Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH, focused on Assistive Technology - 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 as an important part … Read More ➝