In conjunction with the 17th Session of the Conference of State Parties (COSP17) to the CRPD, Rehabilitation International in collaboration with RI Finland will host virtual side event/webinar: “My Inclusion – Online training material to raise awareness on inclusion...
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RI contributes to the protection of students with disabilities in Ethiopia from COVID-19
2 May 2021 | All news
Face masks were distributed to students with disabilities in Ethiopia earlier this year.Approved by Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International, and the executive committee of RI, RI Africa Fund supported a RI member organization - the Vision Community...
Zhang Haidi inspects preparation work for 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
28 April 2021 | All news
Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International, executive president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, paid inspection visits to the National Indoor...
Fund offers students with intellectual disability hope of continuing education
26 April 2021 | All news
While the education of many students with intellectual disability is usually provided at professional special agencies and schools with classes customized for their needs, some special programs are giving them the same opportunities to go to college as their peers....
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,...
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