In conjunction with the RI Centenary Celebrations, Asia and the Pacific Region organized a Contest for its Members to design a greeting card or poster to honor the occasion. A total of 22 designs was submitted from the Region and judged by a panel of five RI senior...
Recent Reports
Challenges remain to raising awareness on developmental disabilities
1 April 2021 | Recent Reports
Although President Ronald Reagan proclaimed March Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in 1987, after the deinstitutionalization movement of the seventies and early eighties had laid the groundwork for social change necessary for people with developmental...
Livestreaming connects people with disabilities with the world
11 March 2021 | Recent Reports
“Hi there. Welcome to my channel. I love you all.” That’s how Jun Jun, a livestreaming host with disabilities, starts his program that has more than 3,000 followers. Not long ago, Jun refused to have any contact with other people, but through his livestreaming...
RI contributes to launch of first-ever World Report on Hearing
3 March 2021 | All news, Global Disability Development Fund, Recent Reports
Rehabilitation International contributed to the first-ever World Report on Hearing, which was launched on World Hearing Day 2021 on March 3, presenting a global call for action to address hearing loss and ear diseases, and...
E-Course on ‘Insidious Violence and women with disabilities
1 February 2021 | All news, Featured Projects, Global Disability Development Fund, Recent Reports
BrochureDownload Our RI Member - Shanta Memorial Rehabilitation Centre (SMRC) in collaboration with Development Research Institute and Women with Disabilities India Network aims to organize an online - course from 22nd February to 3rd March 2021 to increase knowledge...
RESEARCH PRIZE 2021 FROM THE FÜRST DONNERSMARCK FOUNDATION
4 November 2020 | All news, Applications, Recent Reports, RI In The News
The research award - Invitation to participate Every year around 270,000 people across Germany suffer severe skull-brain damage due to accidents, strokes and neurological diseases. In order to focus on these cases of health services research,...
Hearing-impaired barista finds aroma of life in coffee-making
5 January 2020 | Recent Reports
Pouring microfoam into a cup of espresso, Lan Liping deftly "drew" a tulip on top of a latte. The scene at a Starbucks outlet in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou is no different from others, except for the fact that the coffee shop is staffed with...
Beijing stages fashion show of adaptive clothing
5 January 2020 | Recent Reports
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...
Mobile cinema app launches barrier-free version
5 January 2020 | Recent Reports
Movie-streaming mobile app Smart Cinema, an online complement to brick-and-mortar cinemas, on Tuesday launched a barrier-free version for people with visual disabilities. The new version, developed with the assistance of the China Association of the Blind, allows...
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