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As one of RI’s most significant events, the World Congress is an unparalleled opportunity to bring together international leaders, experts, and advocates committed to advancing the rights and inclusion of persons with disability on a global level. The Congress serves...
About the UNFPA and RI Joint InitiativeUNFPA (the United Nations Population Fund) and RI (Rehabilitation International) established the partnership in December 2019. The cooperation aims to contribute to strengthening sexual and reproductive health information and...
Rehabilitation International has set up Global Disability Development Fund (GDDF) and Africa Fund (AF) in 2018, to encourage and assist committed and suitable non-profit making organization in the world to promote disability-inclusion by granting financial assistance....
The executive committee of Rehabilitation International (RI) held a video conference on July 28. Zhang Haidi, president of RI and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Zhang Haidi, president of...
At the invitation of his Chinese classmate Ding Ningning, Japanese orthotist, Yuto Kikuchi, who produces of artificial limbs, came to China to start his own business with Ding in October, 2019. Now in his 30s and born into a family doing the business for generations,...
Intro: Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, said recently that one of the most important ways for women and girls with disabilities to live independently is through rehabilitation. Zhang...
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 (RI) and...
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 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...
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