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Here are the latest press releases:
- The Launch of the RI Academy - Dear Members of Rehabilitation International, partner organizations and everyone interested or working in the area rehabilitation, inclusion and human rights! It is a great honor for me to announce that Rehabilitation International is making another big step forward and to announce the launch of the Rehabilitation International (RI) Academy The RI Academy will be […]
- Rehabilitation International invites young people with disabilities to join its Youth Forum - The life situation of young people with disabilities differs significantly from those of adults and elderly people. This concerns, for example, questions about a person’s own identity, the decisions about choice of a profession and career planning, finding a partner and planning a family. Furthermore, attitudes of peers and friends as well as communication practices […]
- RI Asia&Pacific Region Greeting Card/Poster Contest  - In conjunction with the RI Centenary Celebrations, Asia and the Pacific Region organized a Contest for its Members to design a greeting card or poster to honor the occasion. A total of 22 designs was submitted from the Region and judged by a panel of five RI senior dignitaries namely: Michael Fox, Asha Hans, Yeja […]
- Laureates of the Rehabilitation International Award for Outstanding Achievements 2023 - In 2019, RI aiming to draw more attention to disability affairs and inspire greater contributions to a more equal, inclusive, and accessible society worldwide, initiated the Rehabilitation International Award for Outstanding Achievements, recognizing individuals and/or organizations who/which have made outstanding contributions to or exerted far-reaching impact on the work for persons with disabilities worldwide. Through […]
- RI Announces Award Winners of the RI Centennial Award for Significant Contribution  - On the occasion of RI’s centennial anniversary, we have announced the RI Centennial Award of Significant Contributions that will be presented in conjunction with our Centennial Anniversary Celebrations that will take place in Beijing, China from May 20 to 23, 2023, commending individuals and/or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to or had profound impact […]
- Global IT Challenge - Press Release – Organizing Committee The Global IT Challenge for youth with disabilities (GITC), which seeks to strengthen the IT capabilities of youth with disabilities and bridge the digital divide, is recruiting countries to participate in the 2023 event. The GITC has been held annually since 2011, touring different Asia-Pacific countries to strengthen ICT capabilities […]
- Universal Design in Kindergarten and School, Guidelines and Universal Tools - The project Universal Design in Kindergarten and School, Guidelines and Universal Tools, is a project in cooperation between Rehabilitation International (RI) Norway and the Education Commission in RI International. The project is funded by grants from Global Disability Development Fund of RI. Representatives in RI/Education Commission from India, Germany, and Finland have supported the project […]
- Child Welfare Scheme Nepal (CWSN) Celebrates Centennial of Rehabilitation International(RI) Global - On the occasion of Centennial of Rehabilitation International (RI) Global, CWSN organized various activities on 3rd and 4th December 2022 in Pokhara Nepal. Being a credible member of RI, it was CWSN’s responsibility to celebrate RI’s 100th-year birthday which is one of the pioneer organizations in the field of disability around the Globe. On the […]
- RI Europe celebrates the RI Centennial Anniversary in Oslo, Norway - 100th anniversary is a remarkable milestone for RI that grew from its small-town roots in the American Midwest in 1922 to an internationally prominent organization in the past century. Generations of successors of RI members have been making consistent efforts to offer expertise and solutions aimed at providing people with disabilities the chance to lead full and productive lives. A high-level 2 -day […]
- RI Centennial Celebrations to take place on May 2023 in Beijing, China - Due to the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and public health concerns, and with the consent of the Rehabilitation International Executive Committee members, the Rehabilitation International Centennial Celebrations, planned to take place on December 1st to December 5th, 2022, in Beijing, China, have been postponed to May 19th to 23rd, 2023. The arrangement for all previously set of […]
- Invitation to RI GDDF/AF Sharing session - Rehabilitation International has set up Global Disability Development Fund (GDDF) and Africa Fund (AF) in 2018, to encourage and assist committed and suitable non-profit making organization in the world to promote disability-inclusion by granting financial assistance. Up to June 2021, the grant has funded 23 projects all over the world. All the projects were assessed by […]
- President Zhang Haidi Attends Webinar on Protecting and Empowering Persons with Disabilities in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic organized by UN ESCAP - On May 15th, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) organized a webinar on protecting and empowering persons with disabilities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are about 690 million persons with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific region. The webinar took place aiming to identify policy […]