A RI Global blog offering insights into humanitarian action, policy and development for people with disabilities.
- RI Asia&Pacific Region Greeting Card/Poster Contest - 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 dignitaries namely: Michael Fox, Asha Hans, Yeja […]
- Laureates of the Rehabilitation International Award for Outstanding Achievements 2023 - In 2019, RI aiming to draw more attention to disability affairs and inspire greater contributions to a more equal, inclusive, and accessible society worldwide, initiated the Rehabilitation International Award for Outstanding Achievements, recognizing individuals and/or organizations who/which have made outstanding contributions to or exerted far-reaching impact on the work for persons with disabilities worldwide. Through […]
- RI Announces Award Winners of the RI Centennial Award for Significant Contribution - On the occasion of RI’s centennial anniversary, we have announced the RI Centennial Award of Significant Contributions that will be presented in conjunction with our Centennial Anniversary Celebrations that will take place in Beijing, China from May 20 to 23, 2023, commending individuals and/or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to or had profound impact […]
- Universal Design in Kindergarten and School, Guidelines and Universal Tools - The project Universal Design in Kindergarten and School, Guidelines and Universal Tools, is a project in cooperation between Rehabilitation International (RI) Norway and the Education Commission in RI International. The project is funded by grants from Global Disability Development Fund of RI. Representatives in RI/Education Commission from India, Germany, and Finland have supported the project […]
- RI Europe celebrates the RI Centennial Anniversary in Oslo, Norway - 100th anniversary is a remarkable milestone for RI that grew from its small-town roots in the American Midwest in 1922 to an internationally prominent organization in the past century. Generations of successors of RI members have been making consistent efforts to offer expertise and solutions aimed at providing people with disabilities the chance to lead full and productive lives. A high-level 2 -day […]
- RI Centennial Celebrations to take place on May 2023 in Beijing, China - Due to the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and public health concerns, and with the consent of the Rehabilitation International Executive Committee members, the Rehabilitation International Centennial Celebrations, planned to take place on December 1st to December 5th, 2022, in Beijing, China, have been postponed to May 19th to 23rd, 2023. The arrangement for all previously set of […]
- RI Global- Guide on Accessibility in Enterprises” – funded by the RI Global Disability Development Fund (GDDF) and implemented by DGUV and DVfR- RI National Member Organization- Germany - Rehabilitation International offers consultations for their members or other state-run institutions or top managers in enterprises who are willing to learn more on how to transform some of the golden rules mentioned in these guidelines into practices for their business. Representatives from the state or employers or unions interested to know more about accessible-oriented legislation and […]
- Empowering Women and Girls, including SRHR - RI in cooperation with the UNFPA organized the Plenary Session: Guidelines for Providing Rights-Based and Gender Responsive Services to Address Gender-Based Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for women and young persons with disabilities took place in Guangzhou, China. The purpose of the session was to discuss best practices, key issues […]
- Laureates of the Rehabilitation International Award for Outstanding Achievements 2019 - The Award Committee of Rehabilitation International has decided to award the 2019 RI Award for Outstanding Achievements in Innovation to Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa “for her Innovative work in advancing the rights of persons with disabilities globally” The Award Committee of Rehabilitation International has decided to award the 2019 RI Award for Outstanding Achievements in […]
- Laureates of the Rehabilitation International Award for Outstanding Achievements Announced - On September 27, 2019, the Award Committee of Rehabilitation International(RI)Award for Outstanding Achievements convened in Beijing and announced the Award winners. The three laureates are from Ecuador, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka respectively. Zhang Haidi, President of RI, said that there are one billion persons with disabilities in the world. Most of them, especially those in developing […]
- The RI Award for Outstanding Achievements 2019 is now open for applications - The RI Award for Outstanding Achievements 2019 RI is delighted to announce the application for the RI Award for Outstanding Achievements 2019 is now open. The celebration is an international award to recognize individuals and organizations who or which have made outstanding contributions to the work for people with disabilities. The Award is intended to […]
- Announcing the RI Award for Outstanding Achievements 2019 - Founded in 1922, Rehabilitation International (RI) is an international NGO that is dedicated to advancing the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities, with member organizations covering more than 100 countries and regions. It enjoys special consultative status with the United Nations Social and Economic Council. The RI Award for Outstanding Achievements 2019 RI is […]
- 12th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD - The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the General Assembly by its resolution 61/106 of 13 December 2006. It came into force on 3 May 2008 upon the 20th ratification. Article 40 of the Convention stipulates that “The States Parties shall meet regularly in a Conference of States […]
- RI Global From the Field: RI professor discusses ways to help reduce unmet rehabilitation needs worldwide at WHO meeting - RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Huang Yueqin, Chair of Commission of Health and Function of Rehabilitation International and vice chair of China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF) recently attended a WHO meeting to help address unmet rehabilitation needs worldwide. Huang shared her insights during the two-day stakeholder consultation on the priority […]
- RI Global From the Field: International Day of Disabilities 2017 — Building an Inclusive Society - RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 For the 2030 Agenda to live up to its promise, persons with disabilities – as both beneficiaries and agents of change – and their representative organizations must work as a team to remove all physical and cultural barriers to progress, the UN said on its annual International […]
