| Country/Area |
Laws/Acts |
Language |
| Afghanistan |
Law on Disability Rights and Privileges |
Arabic |
| Albania |
Law No. 8626 of 22 June 2000 on the Status of Paraplegic and Tetraplegic |
Albanian |
| Law No. 44/2012 on mental Health |
Albanian |
| Algeria |
Act on the protection and promotion of persons with disabilities, adopted on 8 May 2002, Official Gazette No. 34/2002 |
French |
| Andorra |
Law guaranteeing the rights of persons with disabilities |
Catalan |
| Angola |
Law 21/12, of 30 July 2012, Law on Persons with Disabilities |
Portuguese |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Disabilities And Equal Opportunities Bill, 2017 |
English |
| Argentina |
Law No. 22431 Comprehensive protection system for the disabled (1981) |
Spanish |
| Law No. 24314 on accesibility for persons with limited mobility |
Spanish |
| Law No. 24204 on public telephony for the hard of eharing |
Spanish |
| Armenia |
Law of the Republic of Armenia “On social protection of persons with disabilities in the Republic of Armenia” adopted in 1993 |
English |
| Australia |
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA) |
English |
| Austria |
Federal Disability Equality Act (BGBl. I No. 82/2005) |
German |
| Azerbaijan |
Law on prevention of disabilities and impaired health of children and rehabilitation and social protection of the disabled and children with impaired health |
|
| Bahamas |
Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities) Act, 2014 |
English |
| Bahrain |
Law No. 74 of 2006 regulating the care and employment of persons with disabilities |
Arabic |
| Bangladesh |
Disability Welfare Act (2001) |
English |
| Rights and Protection of Persons with Disabilities Act 2013. |
Bangla |
| Belarus |
Law of the Republic of Belarus of November 11, 1991, No. 1224-XII “On Social Protection of Disabled Persons of the Republic of Belarus” |
Russian |
| Belgium |
Reform Act on disability and introducing a new protected status in accordance with human dignity |
French |
| The Act of 27 February 1987 on disability allowances |
|
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
General Law for Persons with Disabilities (2012) |
Spanish |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Laws on pension and disability insurance |
Serbian |
| Brazil |
Law No. 13,146 on Inclusion of People with Disabiltiies (Person with Disabilities Statute) (2015) |
Portuguese |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Old Age and Disability Pensions Law 1955/Revised Version 1984 |
English |
| Bulgaria |
Law on the Integration of Persons with Disabilities of 01 January 2005 |
English |
| Burkina Faso |
Law No. 012-2010/AN of 1 April, 2010 on the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities |
French |
| Cambodia |
Law on the Protection and the Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
English (unofficial translation) |
| Cameroon |
Law No 2010/002 of 13 April 2010 on the protection and promotion of persons with disabilities |
French |
| Decree No. 2018/6233 fixing the procedures for the application of Law N° 2010/002 of 13 April 2010 on the protection and promotion of persons with disabilities |
English |
| Canada |
Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008 |
English |
| Chad |
Law No. 007/PR/2007 Bearing Protection for Disabled Persons |
French |
| Chile |
Law 20,422 establishing rules on equal opportunities and social inclusion of persons with disabilities (2010) |
Spanish |
| China |
The Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Disabled Persons (2008) |
English |
| China (Hong Kong) |
Disability Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 487) (DDO) |
English |
| China (Macau) |
Law 9/83/M of 3 October on the suppression of architectural barriers |
Portuguese |
| Colombia |
Enacting Law 1618, through which the provisions are established to ensure the full exercise of the rights of persons with disabilties (2013) |
Spanish |
| Cook Islands |
Disability Act of 2008 |
English |
| Costa Rica |
Act 7600 on Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (1996). |
Spanish |
| Law No. 9379 on the Promotion of Personal Autonomy of Persons with Disabilities (2016) |
Spanish |
| Croatia |
Law on the Croatian Registry of Persons with Disability (2001) |
Croatian |
| Law on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (2002) |
English |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
Law on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities |
|
| Dominican Republic |
Law No. 5-13 of 5 January 2013 on Organic Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
Spanish |
| Ecuador |
Organic Law on Disabilities (2012) |
Spanish |
| El Salvador |
Law of Equality of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities |
Spanish |
| Ethiopia |
Proclamation of the Rights to Employment for Persons with Disabilities No. 568/2008 |
English |
| Fiji |
Fiji National Council for disabled Persons Act 1994 |
English |
| Act No. 4 of 2018 - Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2018 |
English |
| Finland |
Disability Services Act 380/1987 |
Finnish |
| Act on Intellectual Disabilities 519/1977 |
Finnish |
| France |
Law No. 2005-102 of 11 February 2005 on equal rights, opportunities, participation and citizenship to individuals with disabilities |
French |
| Gabon |
Act No. 19/95 of 13 February 1996 on Social Protection for Persons with Disabilities |
French |
| Georgia |
Law of Georgia of 16 October 1997 №959 on Social Protection of Persons with Disabilities |
Georgian |
| Germany |
Book IX of the Social Code 'Integration and Rehabilitation of Disabled People (SGB IX, 2001) |
German |
| Equality for Persons with Disabilities Act (BGG) |
German |
| General Act on Equal Treatment Act (AGG) |
English |
| Ghana |
Persons with Disability Act, 2006 (Act 715) |
English |
| Guatemala |
Decree No. 135-96 on the law on the care for persons with disabilities |
Spanish |
| Haiti |
Law on the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (2012) |
French |
| Honduras |
Law on equity and integral development for people with disabilities (2005) |
Spanish |
| Hungary |
Disability act Act XXVI of 1998 on the rights and equal opportunities of persons with disabilities |
Hungarian |
| India |
Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 |
English |
| Indonesia |
Law No. 8/2016 on persons with disabilities |
Indonesian |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Comprehensive Law on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities of 2004 |
Persian |
| Iraq |
Act No. 38 of 2013 on Care of Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs |
Arabic |
| Israel |
Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law 5758-1998 (the "Equal Rights Law") |
English |
| Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities (Service Accessibility Adjustments) Regulations 5773-2013 |
English |
| Italy |
Law 104/92 - Framework Law for assistance, social integration and rights of the handicapped |
Italian |
| Law 68/99 - Norms for the right to work of the disabled |
Italian |
| Jamaica |
Disabilities Act 2014 |
English |
| Japan |
Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities (August 2011) |
English |
| Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act (June 2012) |
English |
| Jordan |
Law No. 20 for the year 2017 on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
English |
| Kazakhstan |
Law No. 39 of 13 April 2005 on Social Protection of disabled Persons |
English |
| Kenya |
Persons With Disabilities Act No. 14 of 2003 |
English |
| Latvia |
Disability Law |
Latvian |
| Lithuania |
Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Social Integration of Persons with Disabilities |
English (unofficial translation) |
| Luxemburg |
Law No. 169 of 28 July 2011 on the rights of persons with disabilities |
French |
| Malawi |
Disability Act, 2012 |
English |
| Malaysia |
Disability Act 2008 |
English |
| Maldives |
Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Provision of Financial Assistance (Law No. 8/2010) |
|
| Malta |
Equal Opportunities (Persons with Disability) Act |
English |
| Marshall Islands |
Rights of Persons with disabilities Act, 2015 |
English |
| Mauritius |
Constitution Article 16 |
English |
| National Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons Act |
|
| Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Act |
English |
| Mexico |
General Law for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (2011) |
Spanish |
| Monaco |
Law No. 1.410 of 02 December 2014 for the protection and autonomy and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities |
French |
| Mongolia |
Law on the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2016 |
English |
| Montenegro |
Law on prohibition of discrimination |
English |
| Myanmar |
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 30/2015 - Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
Burmese |
| Nepal |
Act No. 2039 of 1982 on the Protection and Welfare of the Disabled Persons |
English |
| Netherlands |
Act on Equal Treatment on the Grounds of Disability or Chronic Illness |
English (Unofficial Translation) |
| New Zealand |
New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 |
English |
| Nicaragua |
Law No. 763 on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2011) |
Spanish |
| Niger |
Ordinance No. 93-012 of 2 March 1993 |
|
| Ordinance No. 2010-028 of 20 May 2010 |
|
| Nigeria |
Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018 |
English |
| Norway |
Anti-Discrimination and Accessibility Act (No. 42 of 2008). |
Norwegian |
| Oman |
Welfare and Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 |
Arabic |
| Palau |
The Disabled Person’s Anti-Discrimination Act |
English |
| Panama |
Law 15 of 31 May 2016 ammending Law 42 of 1999 on Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities |
Spanish |
| Paraguay |
Law 4692 establishing benefits for employers for the incorporation of persons with disabilities in the private sector |
Spanish |
| Law 122/90 establishing rights and privileges for persons with disabilities |
Spanish |
| Peru |
General Law for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (2012) |
Spanish |
| Philippines |
Republic Act No. 7277 - Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities |
English |
| Poland |
Act on Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Disabled People |
Polish |
| Portugal |
Framework Act 38/2004 of 18 August – General Basis of the Legal System for Prevention, Habilitation, Rehabilitation and Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Law on inclusion of persons with disabilities in school
|
Portuguese |
| Qatar |
Persons with Special Needs Act No. 2 of 2004 |
English |
| Republic of Korea |
Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination of Disabled Persons |
English |
| Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities |
English |
| Republic of Moldova |
Law No. 60 of 30.03.2012 on the social inclusion of persons with disabilities |
Romanian |
| Republic of North Macedonia |
Law on Employment of Persons with Disability |
|
| Law on Civilian Invalids of War |
|
| The Rulebook on Assessing Specific Needs of Persons with Physical or Mental Disabilities |
|
| Romania |
Law no. 448/2006 Regarding the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Disabled Persons |
English |
| Russian Federation |
Law No. 181-FZ of 24 November 1995 on Social Protection of the Disabled (as amended on 02 July 2013) |
Russian |
| Rwanda |
Law No. 01/2007 of 20 January 2007 Relating to the Protection of Persons with Disabilities in General |
English |
| Saudi Arabia |
Disability Law 2000 |
Arabic |
| Senegal |
Social orientation law no.2010-15 of July 6, 2010 |
French |
| Serbia |
Law on Prevention of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (LPDPD) - Official Gazette of RS No. 33/06 |
Serbian |
| Law on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (LPREPD) - Official Gazette of RS No. 36/09 |
Serbian |
| Sierra Leone |
Persons with Disability Act, 2011 |
English |
| Slovenia |
The Law on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (ZZRZ)I |
Slovenian |
| The Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Act (ZIMI) |
Slovenian |
| South Africa |
Code of Good Practice: Key Aspects on the Employment of People with Disabilities |
English |
| The South African Library for the Blind Act |
English |
| Spain |
Act No. 13/1982 of 7 April 1982 on social integration of the handicapped |
Spanish |
| Act No. 51/2003 of 2 December 2003 on equality of opportunity, nondiscrimination and universal accessibility for persons with disabilities |
Spanish |
| Sri Lanka |
1996 Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act No. 28 |
English |
| Sudan |
Persons with Disabilities Act of 2009 |
Arabic |
| Sweden |
Act concerning Support and Service to Persons with Certain Functional Disabilities (LSS) |
English |
| Switzerland |
Federal Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against People with Disabilities |
English |
| Tanzania |
Persons with Disabilities Act (2010) |
English |
| Thailand |
The Persons with Disabilities Empowerment Act B.E. 2550 (2007) |
English (unofficial translation) |
| Togo |
Act No. 2004-005 of 23 April 2004 on the social protection of disabled persons |
French |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Equal Opportunity Act of 2000 |
English |
| Tunisia |
Law No. 83 of 15 August 2005 on the advancement and protection of persons with disabilities |
Arabic |
| Turkey |
Turkish Disability Act (TDA) No. 5378 of 2005 |
English |
| Uganda |
Persons with Disabilities Act (2006) |
English |
| National Council for Disability Act (2003) |
English |
| Ukraine |
Law “On Basics of Social Protection for the Disabled in Ukraine" |
Ukrainian |
| United Arab Emirates |
Federal Law No. 29 of 2006 In Respect of The Rights of People with Special Needs |
English |
| United Kingdom |
Equality Act 2010 |
English |
| United States |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended |
English |
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Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - As Amended Through P.L. 114–95, Enacted 10 December 2015 |
English |
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
English |
| Uruguay |
Law No.29973 - General Law on Persons with Disabilities |
Spanish |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
Persons with Disabilities Act of 29 December 2006. |
Spanish |
| 18,651 Comprehensive Protection Act of Persons with Disabilities (2010) |
Spanish |
| Viet Nam |
Law on Persons with Disabilities (No. 51/2010/QH12) |
English |
| Decree 28/2012/ND-CP dated April 10th 2012 of the Government guiding the implementation of some articles of the Law on Persons with Disabilities |
Vietnamese |
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