Guide

Singapore – Disability

Singapore is a dense, highly urbanised city-state with a steadily improving accessible public transport network, an expanding body of disability-related legislation, and a government strategy anchored in successive multi-year Enabling Masterplans. Although physical infrastructure is broadly strong and continues to

Romania – Disability

Romania maintains an expanding legal framework for disability rights, built around Law 448/2006 and the ratification of the CRPD in 2010, yet considerable gaps persist between what the law promises and what people with disabilities actually experience. Expats with disabilities

Russia – Disability

For expats with disabilities, life in Russia means engaging with a system that has taken meaningful legislative steps — including ratifying the UN CRPD in 2012 and enacting anti-discrimination laws — yet continues to struggle with the gap between what

Qatar – Disability

Qatar is experiencing a meaningful transformation in how it approaches disability rights and accessibility. The groundbreaking Law No. 22 of 2025 superseded earlier legislation and brings the country’s framework into close alignment with the UN CRPD, establishing protections against discrimination,

Portugal – Disability

Portugal provides disabled expats with a legally safeguarded environment supported by its Constitution, EU membership, and ratification of the UN CRPD. The country has made meaningful progress in accessibility and social inclusion, although a gap between what cities and rural

Poland – Disability

Poland presents a disability landscape that is progressing but still far from complete. The country became a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2012 and has steadily expanded its anti-discrimination legislation, yet significant

Peru – Disability

Peru maintains a steadily developing legal framework for disability rights, built on the General Law on Persons with Disabilities (Law 29973, 2012) and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities — a treaty Peru became the first

Philippines – Disability

The Philippines maintains a comprehensive legal foundation for disability rights, centred on the Magna Carta for Persons with Disability (Republic Act 7277) and its subsequent amendments, which protect equal access to employment, education, and public services. The country is also

Panama – Disability

Panama has developed an expanding legal framework for disability rights, built on Law No. 42 of 1999 (amended in 2016) and administered through the national disability authority SENADIS. Physical accessibility in Panama City has been improving, particularly in recently developed

Oman – Disability

Oman is experiencing a meaningful transformation in how it approaches disability rights, most visibly through the landmark Royal Decree No. 92/2025 — the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities — which establishes firm legal protections spanning employment, education,