Rehabilitation International (RI) is inviting submissions for a 21st Century "International Symbol of Inclusive Education" to represent core values of rights and inclusion, equity and independence, diversity, physical and virtual accessibility for all, including...
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Rehabilitation International holds executive committee meeting online
6 October 2022 | All news
The executive committee of Rehabilitation International (RI) holds a virtual meeting on Aug. 31, 2022. Zhang Haidi (top row, second left), president of RI, addressed the event. [RI] The executive committee of Rehabilitation International (RI) held a virtual meeting on...
UN chief urges harnessing technology to improve inclusion of people with disabilities
6 October 2022 | All news
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on June 14 that technology could be harnessed to advance disability inclusion. "Technology can promote equality of opportunity, break down barriers, and create disability-inclusive environments," the UN chief said at the 15th...
Special arrangement benefits gaokao takers with disabilities
6 October 2022 | All news
In the national college entrance exam, gaokao, this year that was organized in early June, some provinces, including Hunan, Liaoning, and Hainan, have taken concrete measures to provide conveniences for exam takers with disabilities. The measures include opening...
Zhang calls for deepening cooperation to help persons with disabilities to integrate into society
6 October 2022 | All news
Rehabilitation International (RI) President and China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF) Chairperson Zhang Haidi attends the launch ceremony on June 30 of a project helping persons with disabilities in Beijing’s Yanqing district to achieve common prosperity. [RI]...
New Ohio telemedicine program for people with disabilities
6 October 2022 | All news
The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) launched a pilot with StationMD, a physician service, to provide 24/7 urgent telemedicine for up to 5,000 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). StationMD uses telemedicine to...
Audiobooks launched introducing Marrakesh Treaty and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
6 October 2022 | All news
A series of audiobooks introducing the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, have been recently launched on the Ximalaya FM, an...
Marrakesh Treaty comes into force in China
6 October 2022 | All news
Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, took effect in China on May 5.It is a copyright law adopted in Marrakesh, Morocco on June 27, 2013. The treaty achieved the deposit of...
Zhang vows to continue to work for a better future for people with disabilities
6 October 2022 | All news
In an article she wrote for a book on China’s political advisory cause, Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI) and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF), recalled her experience as having worked as a member of the National...
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