A fashion show themed "Universal Beauty" was staged Sunday in Beijing by the Adaptive Clothing Research Center of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology and Beijing Municipal Association of Persons with Physical Disability. The show featured adaptive clothing for...
Recent Reports
Carers of disabled people to be paid more fairly in New Zealand
5 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Parents and partners of disabled people with high or very high support needs will be paid for caring for their family members, as the New Zealand government acts to restore fairness and dignity. Pay rates for family carers will also increase from the current minimum...
China makes headway in disability prevention: white paper
5 December 2019 | Recent Reports
China has achieved positive results in its efforts to prevent disability, according to a white paper released Thursday by the State Council Information Office. The "National Disability Prevention Action Plan (2016-2020)" has been promulgated, by which effective...
Mongolian PM calls for more attention to protecting disability rights
5 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh said on Tuesday that more attention should be paid to protecting the rights of the country's disabled people. Khurelsukh made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the fourth Asia-Pacific Community-Based Inclusive...
The right to work: Employment figures for China’s disabled rises
5 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Employment for people with certified disabilities reached 9.48 million in China in 2018, according to a white paper released Thursday. In the past decade, China's disabled workforce has increased by around 300,000 a year, said the white paper on China's protection of...
A helping hand: The safety net for China’s disabled
5 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Social security for people with disabilities has improved steadily in China, according to a white paper released by the State Council Information Office on Thursday. The white paper on China's protection of the rights and interests of persons with disabilities over...
China continues to make progress in helping disabled
5 December 2019 | Recent Reports
China released a white paper on the country's progress in protecting people with disabilities on Thursday, amid heated discussions following the death of a paraplegic patient due to the illegal occupation of a barrier-free path. According to the white paper released...
Tech business offers way out of massage parlors for millions of visually impaired
5 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Since an accident took away his eyesight at 9, Cai Lei had been told by everyone around him that he could only become a blind masseur when he grew up. But that was not something that appealed to Cai. "Being trapped inside a massage parlor isn't the life I wanted. The...
Request for Proposal (RFP) Redesign, Development and Hosting of the Rehabilitation International Website
10 September 2019 | Recent Reports
Rehabilitation International has issued this Request for Proposal (RfP) in order to select and contract with a company (“vendor”) to re-design the website (ristg.wpenginepowered.com) so that is a modern, highly attractive and built with responsive web design. RI RfP...
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