https://irwfa.org/news Announcements and sourced commentary from the International Rehabilitation Workforce Alliance. en-IN Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0530 https://irwfa.org/news/alliance-convened https://irwfa.org/news/alliance-convened Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Announcement India's rehabilitation field has the demand, the institutions and the talent. What it has lacked is a shared standard. IRWFA is convened to build one. https://irwfa.org/news/why-now-rci-2025-reforms https://irwfa.org/news/why-now-rci-2025-reforms Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Policy In October 2025 the Rehabilitation Council of India announced its most significant reforms in years. They make a voluntary standard-bearer not just possible, but necessary. https://irwfa.org/news/the-2-4-billion-gap https://irwfa.org/news/the-2-4-billion-gap Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Global context The World Health Organization estimates that 2.4 billion people live with a condition that would benefit from rehabilitation. The binding constraint is not need. It is trained people. https://irwfa.org/news/rehabilitation-2030-and-the-workforce https://irwfa.org/news/rehabilitation-2030-and-the-workforce Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Global context WHO's Rehabilitation 2030 initiative names health-workforce capacity as a core priority. An alliance that builds that capacity to a shared standard is the practical answer. https://irwfa.org/news/abilityscore-validated-preprints-live https://irwfa.org/news/abilityscore-validated-preprints-live Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Research A standard the field can share has to be proven, not asserted. The Alliance's anchor measure is now independently validated against the instruments clinicians already trust — and the preprints are public. https://irwfa.org/news/a-regulator-licensed-standard https://irwfa.org/news/a-regulator-licensed-standard Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Milestone The technology underneath the Alliance's standard is not a prototype. It is a regulated medical-device-grade software, classified and licensed by Indian authorities.