The Resilient and Inclusive Cities Hub hosted by the Global Disability Fund is launching a call for small scale innovation solutions for inclusive and sustainable cities. The call is open to INGOs, OPDs, Development Banks, UN Agencies,...
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RI World Congress 2021 – Latest update and information for the international participants
2 September 2021 | All news
On behalf of the Chair of the Rehabilitation International World Congress 2021, Mr. Claus Vinther Nielsen and the Rehabilitation International World Congress 2021 CEO, Mr. Jan S. Johansen, I am pleased to share with the latest updates of our RI WC 2021, that is just...
Surfers with disabilities participate in Ocean Cure event
1 September 2021 | All news
The nonprofit organization Ocean Cure held their annual Life Rolls On event on Aug. 7, giving people with disabilities the opportunity to surf some waves. The activity attracted dozens of participants in beach wheelchairs, who were escorted by hundreds of volunteers...
RI president Zhang Haidi promotes open letter for half-price train tickets for people with disabilities
1 September 2021 | All news
Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI) and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF), recently used her microblog to promote an open letter calling for half-price train tickets for people with disabilities that 353 people with...
RI World Congress 2021 – Virtual Congress Program & Abstract Book
19 August 2021 | All news, World Congress
From 7-9 September 2021, we will host the 24th Rehabilitation International World Congress (RIWC 2021), in Aarhus, Denmark. RIWC 2021 will be a virtual congress. The vision of RIWC 2021 is MOVING SOCIETIES. The congress program...
UNFPA and Rehabilitation International Joint Initiative Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health of Women and Young People with Disabilities
15 August 2021 | All news
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...
Invitation to RI GDDF/AF Sharing session
9 August 2021 | All news, Press Releases, RI In The News
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....
Zhang Haidi attends RI executive committee video conference
6 August 2021 | All news
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...
Japanese orthotist hopes to help more people in China
29 July 2021 | All news
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,...
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