For many people with disabilities, routine airline travel, including getting to the gate and on and off the plane, remains a nightmare in the US, according to responses received by a question posed on social media by the U.S. media … Read More ➝

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law making voting easier for people with disabilities on Nov. 15, 2021, and created a group to study removal of further barriers.The law also makes adjustments in deadlines and other technical requirements for candidates in … Read More ➝

Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI) and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), attended a forum of the Community Inclusion Session of the 2nd Global Disability Summit on Feb. 17 and delivered a keynote speech via video … Read More ➝

Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International, executive president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), met with Caroline Elizabeth Wilson, British ambassador to China, at … Read More ➝

Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International, executive president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation, told the media that the preparation of the 2022 Paralympic Winter … Read More ➝

The number of children with disabilities worldwide is estimated to be 240 million, according to a report the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund published recently. Children with disabilities are disadvantaged compared to children without disabilities in most aspects of … Read More ➝

At the invitation of Japanese ambassador to China, Tarumi Hideo, Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International, executive president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation, recently … Read More ➝