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: 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: 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: 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...

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Just five years shy of entering their second century of work, Rehabilitation International delegates from around the world met in Edinburgh yesterday to elect new officials, set a proactive...

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Nawael, a 34-year-old Syrian refugee in a wheelchair who had been staying in a camp near Athens with her husband and three children for more than ten days had not been able to wash for weeks....

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 During a trip to promote UN-China relations, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke at China’s Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with...