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RI Global Save the Date: 23rd RI Global World Congress
10 June 2016 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Rehabilitation International (RI Global) and Shaw Trust are delighted to announce that the 23rd RI World Congress will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland on 25 – 27 October 2016. With 1,000...
RI Global Press Release: RI Celebrates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 December 2015 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 On December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), Rehabilitation International organized and participated in various events to commemorate the day. The main theme of...
RI Global Press Release: RI Signs MoU with Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH, focused on Assistive Technology
18 November 2015 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Rehabilitation International (RI) and Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH share a common understanding of the importance and relevance of (re)integration of individuals with disabilities into work life...
RI Global Press Release: RI Organizes Expert Meeting on Assistive Technology in Beijing
30 October 2015 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 The Expert Meeting on Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology takes place 29-30 October in Beijing, China. The meeting was organized by Rehabilitation International, the World Health...
RI Global Press Release: RI Global Addresses Accessible Urban Development in Nairobi, Kenya
29 October 2015 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Today, RI Secretary General Venus Ilagan spoke at the UNDESA-DSPD Forum on Disability Inclusion and Accessible Urban Development, held at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya. The forum...
RI Global Press Release: RI Global Participates in the Dubai Inclusive Development Forum
21 October 2015 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 On October 11, Rehabilitation International’s Secretary General Venus Ilagan traveled to Dubai to take part in the “Dubai Inclusive Development Forum,” a strategic event organized by The...
RI Global Press Release: M.B. Lee receives Presidential Award at GA in Hong Kong
6 October 2015 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 One of the highlights of the 2015 Annual General Assembly of RI, held in Hong Kong on September 21, 2015, was the presentation of a Presidential Award to recognize the decades of valuable...
RI Global Press Release: RI Global Holds Executive Committee meeting in Hong Kong
5 October 2015 | All news, Press Releases
RI Global: Office of Communications Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501 Members of the Executive Committee (EC) of Rehabilitation International had a successful meeting in Hong Kong on September 19 and 20, hosted by the Hong Kong Joint Council on Disability,...
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