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Zhang Haidi attends key meetings and events in Ethiopia

20 December 2023

By Wang Yanfang Intro: Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI), presided over the autumn meetings of the RI Executive Committee and the Governing Assembly of RI members from Dec. 3-5, 2023, in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. Zhang Haidi,...

Xinhua: China to improve care for impoverished severely disabled people

29 January 2018 | Recent Reports, RI In The News

China will offer care services for severely disabled people aged over 16 to help lift their families out of poverty, according to a new government plan. Jointly released by the China Disabled Person's Federation (CDPF), the State Council Leading Group Office of...

Global Times: The evolving concept of disability

29 January 2018 | Recent Reports, RI In The News

By László G. LOVÁSZY Last December the world celebrated the 11th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). As a (Hungarian) member of the UNCRPD Committee, my job is to scrutinize the implementation of the...

RI Global Newsletter, January 2018: New Year, New Goals

23 January 2018 | All news, Newsletters

RI Global Newsletter, January 2018 New Year, New Goals View this email in your browser RI Global President Zhang Haidi visits Alpha Special Education School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the annual meeting. RI Global January 2018 Newsletter New Year, New Goals for...

China Daily: Sports have ‘decisive significance’ for disabled

17 January 2018 | All news, Recent Reports, RI In The News

Inspiring performances at recent para-sports events are promoting sports participation among disabled people. The world tuned in to watch top athletes challenge human limits at the IAAF World Championships this month in the United Kingdom. But in July, at the same...

CGTN: Disabled boy’s ‘Olympic dream’ finally comes true

17 January 2018 | All news, RI In The News

Yan Yuhong, a 15-year-old boy from China, looks no different to other young people, but since he was born, he has suffered from paralysis and needs a wheelchair to get around. However, his story is touching and has inspired lots of people in China. On the first day of...

Global Times: New rock group seeks to raise understanding of rare disease sufferers

16 January 2018 | Recent Reports, RI In The News

An original new rock band has become the voice of people who suffer rare diseases, using music to call for understanding and respect for people regardless of their medical condition. "I can't make any big movements," said Wang Yiou, a Chinese woman with brittle bone...

Xinhua: A new lens for educating disabled children

16 January 2018 | RI In The News

"My dream is to be a soldier safeguarding my country," says 13-year-old schoolboy Yongzhi. However, due to a hereditary limb condition, he is unlikely to grow as tall as his peers. Yongzhi is one of 18 disabled children at Anding Primary School in Jingdong Yi...

RI Global From the Field: RI professor discusses ways to help reduce unmet rehabilitation needs worldwide at WHO meeting

15 January 2018 | From The Field

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Huang Yueqin, Chair of Commission of Health and Function of Rehabilitation International and vice chair of China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF) recently attended a WHO meeting to help...

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