In 2019, RI aiming to draw more attention to disability affairs and inspire greater contributions to a more equal, inclusive, and accessible society worldwide, initiated the Rehabilitation International Award for Outstanding Achievements, recognizing individuals...
Recent Reports
RI Asia&Pacific Region Greeting Card/Poster Contest
10 May 2023 | All news, From The Field, Newsletters, Press Releases, Recent Reports
In conjunction with the RI Centenary Celebrations, Asia and the Pacific Region organized a Contest for its Members to design a greeting card or poster to honor the occasion. A total of 22 designs was submitted from the Region and judged by a panel of five RI senior...
Laureates of the Rehabilitation International Award for Outstanding Achievements 2023
28 April 2023 | Africa Fund, All news, Applications, Commission on Leisure, Event, From The Field, Global Disability Development Fund, Location, Media Archive, Meetings & Events, Members, New York, New Zealand, Newsletters, Position paper, Press Releases, Recent Reports, Recreation and Physical Activity, RI Award for Outstanding Achievements, RI In The News, Statements, Working Commissions, World Congress
In 2019, RI aiming to draw more attention to disability affairs and inspire greater contributions to a more equal, inclusive, and accessible society worldwide, initiated the Rehabilitation International Award for Outstanding Achievements, recognizing individuals...
RI Announces Award Winners of the RI Centennial Award for Significant Contribution
28 April 2023 | Africa Fund, All news, Applications, Commission on Leisure, Event, Featured Projects, From The Field, Global Disability Development Fund, Media Archive, Meetings & Events, Members, Newsletters, Position paper, Press Releases, Recent Reports, Recreation and Physical Activity, RI In The News
On the occasion of RI’s centennial anniversary, we have announced the RI Centennial Award of Significant Contributions that will be presented in conjunction with our Centennial Anniversary Celebrations that will take place in Beijing, China from May 20 to 23, 2023,...
RI Annual Report 2022
13 January 2023 | Media Archive, Newsletters, Recent Reports
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RI Europe celebrates the RI Centennial Anniversary in Oslo, Norway
14 November 2022 | All news, From The Field, Newsletters, Press Releases, Recent Reports, RI In The News
100th anniversary is a remarkable milestone for RI that grew from its small-town roots in the American Midwest in 1922 to an internationally prominent organization in the past century. Generations of successors of RI members have been making...
RI Centennial Celebrations to take place on May 2023 in Beijing, China
14 November 2022 | All news, From The Field, Newsletters, Press Releases, Recent Reports, RI In The News
Due to the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and public health concerns, and with the consent of the Rehabilitation International Executive Committee members, the Rehabilitation International Centennial Celebrations, planned to take place on December 1st to...
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...
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