By Wang Yanfang Intro: The Care and Rehabilitation Expo China 2023 opened at the Shougang Exhibition and Convention Center in Beijing on May 21, 2023. Zhang Haidi, president of RI and chairperson of CDPF, paid a visit to the expo. The Care and Rehabilitation Expo...
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Mongolian disabled children to enjoy China-aided health services: minister
31 January 2019 | Recent Reports
Mongolian children with disabilities will be able to enjoy comprehensive health services from the China-aided development center for disabled children in Ulan Bator, Mongolian Minister of Labor and Social Protection Sodnom Chinzorig said Thursday. "Today, we all...
New Zealand releases guide on designing accessible public buildings for the disabled
31 January 2019 | Recent Reports
The New Zealand government on Monday released a guide on designing accessible public buildings in order to achieve full accessibility for disabled people. "Access to public buildings is a basic human right and New Zealand building legislation supports this," Minister...
RI Global Newsletter, December 2018
10 January 2019 | All news, Newsletters
RI’s Governing Assembly gives Haidi Zhang a new mandate to serve as president until 2024 Rehabilitation International’s Governing Assembly has given Haidi Zhang a new mandate which will enable her to serve as RI President until 2024. This was decided at the RI...
Companies not benefitting from employing persons with disabilities
27 December 2018 | Recent Reports
Companies who do not employ persons with disabilities are missing out. This is the clear message of the third “Transforming Lives Makes Sense for Everyone” film, a joint campaign between the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and United Nations Human Right...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: CGTN sees no difference
27 December 2018 | Recent Reports
Millions across the world celebrated the triumphs and accomplishments of people with disabilities on Monday. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities has been a special day in China since it was proclaimed by the United Nations in 1992. This year the day was...
The Inspirers: Indonesian school provides safe space for disabled children
27 December 2018 | Recent Reports
A school on the outskirts of Bandung, West Java is doing its part to create awareness for disabled children and provide a safe space for them to learn. Tatang was only seven years old when a surgery to improve his vision went wrong, leaving him permanently blind. It...
Huawei’s new AI app enriches story time for deaf children
27 December 2018 | Recent Reports
Learning to read is hard work for any kid. For deaf and hard-of-hearing children, it is even more challenging. Chinese mobile giant Huawei recently launched StorySign, a free mobile app that translates children's books into sign language, so as to enrich family story...
Philippines deploying deaf tour guides to help tourists with impaired hearing
25 December 2018 | Recent Reports
Deaf tourists can now tour the Philippines with ease. The Department of Tourism (DOT) of the Philippines said on Wednesday that it is training deaf tour guides who can show around tourists who have impaired hearing. So far, Philippine Tourism Secretary Bernadette...
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