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RI announces landmark declaration in Beijing

2 June 2023

By Wang Yanfang Intro: Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI) and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), together with four other RI executive committee members, issued the landmark Beijing Declaration at the opening...

RI Global Press Release: RI Global Participates in the Dubai Inclusive Development Forum

21 October 2015 | All news, Press Releases

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 On October 11, Rehabilitation International’s Secretary General Venus Ilagan traveled to Dubai to take part in the “Dubai Inclusive Development Forum,” a strategic event organized by The...

RI Global Press Release: M.B. Lee receives Presidential Award at GA in Hong Kong

6 October 2015 | All news, Press Releases

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 One of the highlights of the 2015 Annual General Assembly of RI, held in Hong Kong on September 21, 2015, was the presentation of a Presidential Award to recognize the decades of valuable...

RI Global Press Release: RI Global Holds Executive Committee meeting in Hong Kong

5 October 2015 | All news, Press Releases

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Members of the Executive Committee (EC) of Rehabilitation International had a successful meeting in Hong Kong on September 19 and 20, hosted by the Hong Kong Joint Council on Disability,...

RI Global Report: Issues facing young people with disabilities after compulsory education

3 October 2015 | All news, Recent Reports

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Prepared by: Hashem Taqi, Chair, RI Education Commission Many economies of the 21st Century rely on a well-qualified young generation of workers who are able to contribute to the workforce and...

RI Global Report: Return to Work — Important Areas of Research to be Developed

1 October 2015 | All news, Position paper

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Veijo Notkola, Chair of RI's Policy and Service Commission, created a report on important areas of research in terms of Return to Work policies. Issues facing young people with disabilities...

RI Global Position Paper: Sustainable Development Goals — Disability Inclusion in Development

25 September 2015 | All news, Position paper

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 From September 25-27, States will meet at the United Nations in New York to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2015-2030. This marks a historic turning point in the lives of...

RI Global Press Release: RI Global Attends “Friends of CRPD” Working Breakfast at Mission of Korea to the UN

19 August 2015 | All news, Press Releases

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 This morning, RI was one of only two disability organizations invited to the "Friends of CRPD Working Breakfast" hosted by ECOSOC President and COSP Bureau Chair Ambassador Oh Joon, held at the...

RI Global Press Release: RI Global Sets Sail on World’s First Accessible Catamaran for Wheelchair Users

16 August 2015 | All news, Press Releases

RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Yesterday, RI Treasurer Susan Parker set sail on the only accessible catamaran for wheelchair users in the world alongside persons with disabilities and their families. The decks of "The...

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