Intro: 14th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was held June 15-17 both virtually and in-person at the UN headquarters in New York. Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International … Read More ➝
The Institute for Human Development of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the Missouri Development Disabilities Council and the Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities have published a guide to help prevent sexual assault and other abuses, especially for the physically challenged.The … Read More ➝
The European Space Agency launched a recruitment drive on March 31 to employ four to six career astronauts, who will be permanent ESA staff, and about 20 reserve astronauts for possible shorter, one-off missions to destinations like the International Space … Read More ➝
On May 18, 2021, Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI) and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), invited the Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination (ZHO), an executive department responsible for disability-related affairs in Emirate of … Read More ➝
Face masks were distributed to students with disabilities in Ethiopia earlier this year.Approved by Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International, and the executive committee of RI, RI Africa Fund supported a RI member organization – the Vision Community Based Rehabilitation … 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, paid inspection visits to the National Indoor Stadium and the National … Read More ➝
While the education of many students with intellectual disability is usually provided at professional special agencies and schools with classes customized for their needs, some special programs are giving them the same opportunities to go to college as their peers. … Read More ➝
