Guide

Turkey – Disability

Turkey maintains a structured legal framework for the protection of disabled people’s rights, built on the Disability Act (Law No. 5378, 2005), constitutional equality guarantees, and its ratification of the UN CRPD in 2008. Despite this, considerable distance often separates

Thailand – Disability

Thailand has developed an expanding legal framework for disability rights, built on the foundation of the Persons with Disabilities Empowerment Act 2007 and reinforced by the country’s ratification of the UN CRPD in 2008. Despite this legislative progress, day-to-day realities

Taiwan – Disability

Taiwan presents a developing — though still imperfect — landscape for expats living with disability. The country has brought the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into its domestic legal framework, maintains a comprehensive public healthcare system

Switzerland – Disability

Switzerland provides disabled expats with a robust legal framework, excellent public transport accessibility provisions, and a contributions-based disability insurance scheme. The Federal Disability Equality Act (BehiG), constitutional guarantees, and ratification of the UN CRPD form the backbone of rights in

Spain – Disability

Spain maintains a comprehensive legal framework for the protection of disabled people’s rights, anchored by a consolidating law passed in 2013, a constitutional amendment in 2024, and the country’s ratification of the UN CRPD. Accessibility in major urban centres is

Sweden – Disability

Sweden is frequently cited among the world’s leading nations for disability inclusion, underpinned by robust anti-discrimination legislation, a welfare system grounded in the social model of disability, and publicly funded support infrastructure. Expats with disabilities benefit from legal safeguards under

Slovakia – Disability

Slovakia has developed an increasingly comprehensive legal framework for the protection of disabled people, shaped by EU disability rights commitments and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Physical accessibility has seen meaningful improvements in Bratislava and

South Africa – Disability

Among African nations, South Africa stands out for having one of the continent’s most forward-looking constitutional frameworks on disability rights, with explicit prohibitions against discrimination based on disability status. Yet the distance between what the law promises and what disabled

South Korea – Disability

South Korea maintains a robust legal framework safeguarding the rights of people with disabilities, underpinned by its landmark 2007 Anti-Discrimination Act and its 2008 ratification of the UN CRPD. The Seoul subway ranks among Asia’s most accessible transit networks, yet

Saudi Arabia – Disability

Saudi Arabia has taken meaningful steps forward on disability rights, most notably through landmark legislation passed in 2023 and its ratification of the UN CRPD in 2008, including its Optional Protocol. Accessibility infrastructure in major urban centres — Riyadh in