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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition that affects social interaction, communication, and behavior. Published in The Lancet Psychiatry in December 2024, the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021, presents the most comprehensive...
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,...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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 disabilities in...
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 for People with...
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