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Competitors take part in the lawn bowls competition at the 4th Asian Para Games, Hangzhou, Oct. 21, 2023. Hangzhou Wenhui School, which is hosting the event, is the first venue in the history of the Asian Para Games to be transformed from a school playing field. The...
Creating a More Inclusive World 04 October 2016 Nearly 32 years ago, the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) was not even on the agenda of the United Nations, the U.S. had not come close to creating an American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and...
October Newsletter: The World Congress View this email in your browser The Edinburgh International Conference Centre, the location of RI Global's 23rd World Congress is situated at the heart of Scotland's historic capital city. October 2016 Newsletter: Uniting around...
World leaders debate disability empowerment in Scotland 10th October 2016 by Susan Smith A major international conference on the empowerment of disabled people will hear from Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal in Edinburgh later this month. The Rehabilitation...
Scotland to host global disability empowerment conference 11/10/2016 -- The world’s foremost international forum on furthering the empowerment and inclusion of disabled people is taking place in Edinburgh from 25 to 27 October 2016, and will attract some 1000...
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Nawael, a 34-year-old Syrian refugee in a wheelchair who had been staying in a camp near Athens with her husband and three children for more than ten days had not been able to wash for weeks....
September Newsletter: Countdown to Edinburgh View this email in your browser September 2106 Newsletter 2016: Countdown to the World Congress! The Edinburgh International Conference Centre is situated at the heart of Scotland's elegant and historic capital city. As one...
Paralympics Preview View this email in your browser August 2016 Newsletter: Countdown to the Paralympics -- Showcasing the Superhumans A scene from Channel 4's Paralympic advert, "We're the Superhumans" The Olympics started before the eyes of the world in Rio on 5...
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 During a trip to promote UN-China relations, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke at China’s Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with...
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