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Rehabilitation International

Organization URL(s)

ri@riglobal.org
www.rehab-international.org  External Links Disclaimer Logo

Other Contact Information

25 East 21st Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10010

212-420-1500 (Voice)
212-505-0871 (FAX)

Description

Rehabilitation International (RI), founded in 1922, is an international non-governmental organization. RI is a federation of national, regional and international organizations and agencies working together to promote the prevention of disability, the rehabilitation of disabled people and the equalization of opportunities within society on behalf of disabled people and their families throughout the world. RI is currently composed of 135 organizations leading disability prevention and rehabilitation service development in 81 nations in all the world's region.

Print Resources

RI provides comprehensive and varied publications on disability issues, policy, projects and research. Serial publications: International Rehabilitation Review (newspaper), reports on trends, new legislation, major programs and meetings throughout the world; RI Newsletter, provides short news items and announcements of interest; International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, provides information on recently completed research projects and work-in-progress; Rehabilitation, bi-annual, distributed primarily to Spanish speaking nations; One in Ten, joint RI/UNICEF newsletter on childhood disability in developing countries; and RehabMeetings, a database listing which provides advance information on forthcoming international conferences and exhibitions concerning disability and rehabilitation.

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Review Date

Wed Oct 13, 2004


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