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A study published in The Lancet Global Health on April 24, 2025, has revealed a stark reality for global mental health: more than 80 percent of countries and territories lack recent, nationally representative data on the prevalence of mental health conditions, with...
Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI) and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF), attends a forum of the Community Inclusion Session of the 2nd Global Disability Summit on Feb. 17 and delivers a keynote speech via video...
We are deeply disturbed from the escalation of the events and tensions in Ukraine. As an international organization for advancing the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities worldwide as its mission, our thoughts are with the Ukrainian disabled community,...
Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics are a testimony to China's efforts to create an inclusive society. The Games will carry on the legacy of Beijing 2008 Summer Paralympics, boosting winter sports for the differently abled. On the eve of the Winter Games, which opens on...
Zhang Haidi (L), 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), meets with Caroline Elizabeth Wilson,...
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...
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...
Zhang Haidi (R), president of Rehabilitation International, and Japanese ambassador to China, Tarumi Hideo [China Disabled Persons’ Federation] At the invitation of Japanese ambassador to China, Tarumi Hideo, Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International,...
INTERNATIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SYMBOL DESIGN COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SYMBOL DESIGN COMPETITIONThe International Union of Architects (UIA) and Rehabilitation International (RI) are jointly inviting submissions for a twenty-first...
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