Accessibility: Disability And The Law

The Rights of Disabled Persons Law Number 20 of 2017 (the "Law"), effective from 30th August 2017, repeals and replaces the previous law issued in 2007. The Law introduces a robust legislation offering rights and protection to disabled persons in education, healthcare and workplace, amongst other things. The Law also emphasises the importance of raising public awareness of the rights of the disabled.

For the purposes of the Law, a person is deemed to be disabled if he/she has a long-term incapacity (i.e. a disability lasting for a minimum of 24 months from treatment or rehabilitation) in physical, sensual, mental, psychological or neurological functions resulting in preventing that person from performing basic life activities or exercising their rights and basic freedoms independently.