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...
From The Field
RI Global Photo Essay: The UN International Day of Person with Disabilities
9 December 2016 | All news, From The Field
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Since 1992, the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been celebrated annually on 3 December around the world. The theme for this year’s International Day...
RI Global Press Release: President Zhang Haidi Launches Tech Competition
23 November 2016 | All news, From The Field
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 On 22 November, Zhang Haidi kicked-off the 25th Global ICT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities (GITC), a capacity-building project that helps youth with disabilities in the Asia-Pacific...
RI Global Photo Essay: General Assembly, Edinburgh
3 November 2016 | All news, From The Field, World Congress
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Each year, the Rehabilitation International General Assembly meets to report on the work achieved and the road ahead. In 2016, the GA meeting coincided with the 23rd Annual World Congress, put...
RI Global Photo Essay: World Congress Edinburgh
2 November 2016 | All news, From The Field, World Congress
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 From 21-27 October 2016, RI Global and its UK partner, Shaw Trust, hosted more than 1,000 persons in the disabled community from 65 in Edinburgh, Scotland for its 23rd World Congress -- one of...
RI Global From the Field: Day 3 of World Congress Tackles Sports and Disability, Ushers in New President
29 October 2016 | All news, From The Field
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 The plenary session of Day Three explored the ways in which disabled persons and organizations could work together to create a more accessible world in the face of change. The morning focused...
RI Global in the Field: Day 2 of World Congress Examines Disaster Management, Independent Living for Disabled
28 October 2016 | All news, From The Field
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Following a first night of receptions, including the launch of Pos’ability Magazine’s Global List, the RI World Congress returned for Day 2, which explored policy and practical approaches to...
RI Global From the Field: World Congress Day 2, Pos’abilities of Independent Living
27 October 2016 | All news, From The Field
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Following a first night of meet-and-greets, including the launch of Pos’ability Magazine’s Global List, the RI World Congress returned for Day 2, which focused on exploring policy and practical...
RI Global From the Field: First Day of World Congress Draws Big Names, Puts Forth Big Ideas
25 October 2016 | All news, From The Field
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 World leaders came out in force during the opening of the 23rd Rehabilitation International Congress on 25 October to join business, academics and charity groups in redoubling efforts to tackle...
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