By Wang Yanfang Intro: Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International, presided over the organization's executive committee meeting in Qingdao on May 28 and delivered a speech. The unveiling ceremony for a cooperative research center and autism research center...
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Working together for inclusive development of persons with disabilities
31 December 2021 | All news
Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI) and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF), delivers a video speech during the Regional Forum on Advancing Disability-inclusive Development on Dec. 3. [RI] Zhang Haidi, president of...
Zhang pins hopes on rehabilitation cooperation
31 December 2021 | All news
Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI) and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), delivered a congratulatory message via videolink to mark the opening of a health forum recently organized by Wenzhou Medical University. In...
RI Submission to the Committee on the rights of persons with disabilities – Draft General Comment on article 27 on the right of persons with disabilities to work and employment
23 December 2021 | All news, Working Commissions
Rehabilitation International – Commission on Work and Employment submitted comments to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee) for the Draft General Comment on art. 27 of the CRPD, as follows: Page 6 (18): Within the first sentence...
RI holds virtual meetings for members and executive committee
18 November 2021 | All news
Zhang Haidi (top row, left), chairperson of RI, presides over the virtual meetings for the Executive Committee of RI and RI members Nov. 12 and 13. [RI] Rehabilitation International (RI) held a virtual meeting for the Executive Committee of RI and the Governing...
China University of Rehabilitation Sciences construction to be concluded this year
4 November 2021 | All news
The construction of the China University of Rehabilitation Sciences in Qingdao, Shandong province, is right on schedule. Most of the buildings, which cover an overall area of 530,000 square meters, have their roofs topped out already, and the whole project is likely...
Colorado passes new laws to support people with disabilities
28 October 2021 | All news
“We can do the same thing as everyone else,” the 41-year-old Colorado Springs resident Mitch Routon said. “It just may be at a slower pace.” Routon has intellectual disabilities and is now an advocate for himself and others at The Arc of Colorado, an organization that...
Thailand opens field hospital for COVID-19 patients with disabilities
22 October 2021 | All news
On June 1, Thailand set up its first hospital for COVID-19 patients with disabilities. The Sirindhorn Science Home Field Hospital for Persons with Disabilities in Pathum Thani province is a joint effort by the Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Higher Education,...
Pioneers of poverty reduction share inspiring stories
9 October 2021 | All news
By Wang Yanfang Intro: The China Disabled Persons’ Federation recently organized an event in Beijing for people with disabilities to share their stories of poverty reduction with representatives from various countries and international organizations. Attendees at an...
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