ISRD

International Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled. Along the way, there have been four major name changes: The International Society for Crippled Children, 1922; The International Society for the Welfare of Cripples, 1939; The International Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled, 1960; and Rehabilitation International, 1972. These name changes reflect changing social awareness towards disability. At present, the organization is known around the world by the abbreviation of its 1972 name: RI Global.