https://youtu.be/Mdb3xaUpfyM Press Release - Organizing Committee The Global IT Challenge for youth with disabilities (GITC), which seeks to strengthen the IT capabilities of youth with disabilities and bridge the digital divide, is recruiting countries to participate...
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Press Release: RI President Speaks in High level UN Panel
7 February 2018 | All news, New York, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 RI President Speaks in High level UN Panel for First Address to Body 18 January 2018, New York, NY – Haidi Zhang, President of Rehabilitation International, spoke out strongly on the need to...
Press Release: Zhang Haidi delivers keynote speech at UN Commission for Social Development event
7 February 2018 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Championing the rights of people with disabilities in China and around the world was one of the many topics discussed at a panel event during the annual UN Commission for Social Development in...
Press Release: RI Global Unveils Two Funds to Support Disability Inclusion in SDGs
15 January 2018 | Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 RI Global Unveils Two Funds to Support Disability Inclusion in SDGs 18 January 2018, New York, NY – To push forward new goals for a new year and bolster disability on the agenda of the...
RI Global Press Release: Leaders from 37 Countries Attend Africa Conference
14 November 2017 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Leaders from 37 Countries Attend RI Global's Africa Conference ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 14 November -- Representatives from 37 countries, including disability leaders, African Union officials...
RI Global Press Release: Successful Conference Spurs Africa Project
14 November 2017 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 RI meetings in Africa Result in Regional Projects for Disability ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 14 November -- Following successful meetings of its Executive Committee and RI’s 2017 Annual General...
RI Global Press Release: RI Global Prepares for Annual Conference
26 October 2017 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 New York, 25 October 2017 — Rehabilitation International (RI), a global network of experts, persons with disabilities, service providers and other multi-disability and multi-disciplinary...
RI Global Press Release: RI Global President Zhang Haidi Bids for International Paralympics Committee President
24 July 2017 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 New York, 24 July 2017 -- Rehabilitation International (RI), a global network of experts, persons with disabilities, service providers and other multi-disability and multi-disciplinary...
RI Global Press Release: Assistive Technology Panel at CoSP
13 June 2017 | New York, Press Releases
PARALLEL EVENT DURING COSP MEETING IN NEW YORK JUNE 13th, 2017 at 3.00 to 4.30 p.m. 2017 in room E This event is organized by Rehabilitation International in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Welfare. Assistive technology is the tool, and often...
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