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‘We Sing for You’ performed for Rehabilitation International’s centennial

2 June 2023

By Wang Yanfang Intro: “We Sing for You,” a song written by Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI) and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), to honor RI’s 100th anniversary, was performed by singers with China Disabled...

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...

Indonesia to resume fund raising run for disabled persons

25 December 2018 | Recent Reports

The 6th Fund Raising Run event would be held across two provinces in Java, expected to raise some 2.5 billion rupiahs (about 174,600 U.S. dollars) to help finance the education for disabled persons in Indonesia, the organizing committee said here on Friday. The...

RI Global joins the Steering Committee on Accessibility

22 December 2018 | Recent Reports

The launch ceremony of the Steering Committee on Accessibility (SCA) kicked off at the Headquarters of United Nations in New York on November 28, 2018. At the invitation of Maria Fernanda Espinosa, the President of the General Assembly of the 73rd Session,...

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