| 词条 | Rehabilitation International |
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Founded in 1922,[3] RI is a network of people with disabilities, service providers, government agencies, academics, researchers and advocates working to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities. A major focus of its activity since 1999 has been establishing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.[4] In the late 1960s, RI created the ubiquitous International Symbol of Access, featuring a stylized person in a wheelchair on a blue background.[5] CommissionsRI maintains commissions of specialists and experts on various issues in disability. Represented by the RI Chairs and Vice Chairs, the commissions are thematic work groups which assist in developing and expanding program activities in accordance with RI’s strategic goals.[6] RI commissions include:
ProjectsRI works with its members, partners, experts and regional leaders[7] to create and carry out projects with the following objectives across the globe:
External links
References1. ^{{cite web|title=About RI Global|url=http://www.riglobal.org/about/|website=Rehabilitation International|accessdate=10 September 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Map of Rehabilitation International Secretariat|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rehabilitation+International/@40.742519,-73.98652,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x60723e521e4d259|website=Google Maps|accessdate=10 September 2014}} 3. ^{{cite book|last1=Groce|first1=Nora E.|title=From charity to disability rights: global initiatives of Rehabilitation International 1922-2002|date=2002|publisher=Rehabilitation International|location=https://books.google.com/books/about/From_charity_to_disability_rights.html?id=9mlHAAAAMAAJ}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Finding the Gaps: A Comparative Analysis of Disability Laws in the United States to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Rehabilitation International (RI) 21st World Congress|url=http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/Testimony/2008/08262008|website=National Council on Disability|accessdate=10 September 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=International Symbol of Access|url=http://www.fofweb.com/History/MainPrintPage.asp?iPin=EADH0370&DataType=AmericanHistory&WinType=Free|publisher=Encyclopedia of American Disability History|accessdate=10 September 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=RI Commissions|url=http://www.riglobal.org/ri-commissions/|website=riglobal.org|publisher=Rehabilitation International}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Rehabilitation International|url=http://www.usicd.org/index.cfm/rehabilitation-international|publisher=U.S. International Council on Disabilities}} 3 : Disability rights organizations|Organizations based in New York (state)|International organizations based in the United States |
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