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Centenary Anniversary in 2023
100 Years · 1922- 2022Rehabilitation International (RI) is excited to announce that the 100th Anniversary Celebration will be held on May 19-23, 2023, in Beijing, China.We are celebrating 100 yearsThe 100th anniversary is a remarkable milestone for RI that grew from...
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News from our Members
Improving DPO Stakeholders’ Understanding and Monitoring of Disability Inclusive Development and Advancing the Implementation of CRPD Article 32 – funded by the Rehabilitation International Global Disability Development Fund
The United States International Council on Disabilities’ (USICD) Improving DPO Stakeholder’s Understanding and Monitoring of Disability Inclusive Development and Advancing the Implementation of CRPD Article 32 project provides accessible, high quality online training...
Mask Distribution to Children with Disabilities implemented by Shanta Memorial Rehabilitation Centre, India – funded by the Rehabilitation International Global Disability Development Fund
COVID 19 brought in new rehabilitation needs for persons with disabilities. For many, this has meant an increased demand for rehabilitation worldwide. We found that many required (I) Special Rehabilitation services to meet needs of lungs affected by the virus, back...
RI GDDF & AF Sharing Sessions – funded by the Rehabilitation International Global Disability Development Fund
Three sessions of RI GDDF & AF Sharing held on 23, 25-Aug and 15-Sept by the Hong Kong Joint Council for People with Disabilities via Zoom. There are 21 projects from around the globe funded by the Rehabilitation International (RI) presenting throughout the 3...
From our blog
RI Submission to the Committee on the rights of persons with disabilities – Draft General Comment on article 27 on the right of persons with disabilities to work and employment
Rehabilitation International – Commission on Work and Employment submitted comments to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee) for the Draft General Comment on art. 27 of the CRPD, as follows: Page 6 (18): Within the first sentence...
E-Course on ‘Insidious Violence and women with disabilities
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...
Physical Activity and Sport at Home during COVID-19
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Extension of the deadline for Call for Proposals for the fifth round of applications for the RI GDDF/AF in 2020
Due to COVID 19 pandemic situation, we are extending our Call for Proposals for the fifth round of applications for the RI Global Disability Development Fund (GDDF) and the Africa Fund (AF) in 2020. Grants will be awarded to deserving members of RI and those who...
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