A RI Global blog offering insights into humanitarian action, policy and development for people with disabilities.

• RI World Congress 2021 – Virtual Congress Program & Abstract Book - From 7-9 September 2021, we will host the 24th Rehabilitation International World Congress (RIWC 2021), in Aarhus, Denmark.   RIWC 2021 will be a virtual congress. The vision of RIWC 2021 is MOVING SOCIETIES.  The congress program reflects five different perspectives on rehabilitation: Individual; Scientific; … Read More ➝
• UNFPA and Rehabilitation International Joint Initiative Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health of Women and Young People with Disabilities - About the UNFPA and RI Joint InitiativeUNFPA (the United Nations Population Fund) and RI (Rehabilitation International) established the partnership in December 2019. The cooperation aims to contribute to strengthening sexual and reproductive health information and services for women and young … Read More ➝
• Invitation to RI GDDF/AF Sharing session - Rehabilitation International has set up Global Disability Development Fund (GDDF) and Africa Fund (AF) in 2018, to encourage and assist committed and suitable non-profit making organization in the world to promote disability-inclusion by granting financial assistance. Up to June 2021, … Read More ➝
• RI contributes to launch of first-ever World Report on Hearing - The first-ever World Report on Hearing was launched on World Hearing Day 2021 on March 3, presenting a global call for action to address hearing loss and ear diseases, and integrate ear care into health systems. According to the World … Read More ➝
• E-Course on ‘Insidious Violence and women with disabilities - 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 on gender … Read More ➝
• RESEARCH PRIZE 2021 FROM THE FÜRST DONNERSMARCK FOUNDATION - 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, especially in the scientific … Read More ➝
• WHO Director-General Commended Mme. Zhang Haidi for Her Initiative Against COVID-19 - Since the global outbreak of COVID -19, RI President, Mme. Zhang Haidi, has been following closely on how the pandemic is affecting lives of persons with disabilities around the world, and proactively initiating dialogues with UN agencies and international disability … Read More ➝
• RI Publication on COVID-19 – “Protecting life against COVID-19” - Since the global outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Rehabilitation International (RI) and its members, especially RI commissions, have been following closely on how the pandemic is affecting lives of persons with disabilities around the world. Our overwhelming priority is to safeguard … Read More ➝
• Guidance produced from our RI member CBR/CBID for the workers and volunteers during the C0VID-19 pandemic - CBR/CBID workers have a very important role to play in the COVID-19 pandemic. Their actions can help to protect and support persons with disabilities, families with members with disabilities and vulnerable members in the community such as the elderly or … Read More ➝
• President Zhang Haidi Attends Webinar on Protecting and Empowering Persons with Disabilities in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic organized by UN ESCAP - On May 15th, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) organized a webinar on protecting and empowering persons with disabilities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are about 690 million persons with … Read More ➝
• President of UNGA Echoes Mme. Haidi’s Calling for Protection of PwDs during COVID19 Pandemic - Since the global outbreak of COVID-19, RI President, Zhang Haidi, has been following closely on how the pandemic is affecting lives of the disabled around the world. On behalf of RI, Mme. Haidi has conveyed our support to international organizations … Read More ➝
• RI Commission on Technology and Accessibility – Basic Recommendations for considering Persons with Disabilities during the COVID19 Pandemic - RI International Commission on Technology and Accessibility (ICTA) Basic Recommendations for considering Persons with Disabilities during the COVID19 Pandemic Always provide information in accessible formats so everybody can understand them. Children with disabilities should receive information according to their age. … Read More ➝
• Physical Activity and Sport at Home during COVID-19 - Continuing physical activity and sport is especially important at a time when you have to stay at home and cannot go to your usual places to do exercises. The LRPA Commission has already published “Recommendations on Physical Activity and Sport … Read More ➝
• RI President exchanges views on COVID-19 Response with UN Agencies and International Disability Organizations - Since the global outbreak of COVID-19, RI President, Mme. Zhang Haidi, has been following closely on how the pandemic is affecting lives of the disabled around the world, and proactively initiating dialogues with UN agencies and international disability orgnizations on … Read More ➝
• Nobody Left Behind – People with Disability, Functioning and Disability during Coronavirus Epidemics - Matilde Leonardi , MD Neurologist, Pediatrician, Child Neurologist, Neonatologist Director Neurology, Public Health, Disability Unit &Coma Research Centre Director Italian WHO-Collaborating Centre Research Branch Adjunct Professor of Neurology, Disability and Public Health Catholic