Guide

Jordan – Disability

Jordan boasts one of the most forward-thinking disability rights frameworks in the Arab world, underpinned by the 2017 Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its early ratification of the UN CRPD back in 2008. Despite these advances,

Japan – Disability

Japan has developed an expanding framework of legal rights and steadily improving accessibility infrastructure for people with disabilities, including its ratification of the UN CRPD in 2014 and the passage of significant anti-discrimination legislation. Urban public transport networks are generally

Italy – Disability

Italy has developed a substantial legal framework for the protection of disabled people’s rights, built on the foundational Law 104/1992, the sweeping 2024 disability reform introduced through Legislative Decree 62/2024, and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with

Jamaica – Disability

Jamaica introduced transformative disability legislation through the Disabilities Act 2014, which came into full effect in February 2022, and has also ratified the UN CRPD — together establishing a constitutional and statutory foundation of rights spanning employment, housing, education, healthcare,

Israel – Disability

Israel maintains a robust legal framework safeguarding the rights of people with disabilities, with the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law of 1998 forming the cornerstone of this system, further strengthened by the country’s ratification of the UN CRPD

Indonesia – Disability

Indonesia has developed an expanding legal framework for disability rights, grounded in Law No. 8 of 2016 and the country’s ratification of the UN CRPD, yet practical accessibility continues to present substantial difficulties. Physical infrastructure, transport networks, and public services

Ireland – Disability

Disabled expats in Ireland benefit from a legally robust framework built on anti-discrimination legislation, the Disability Act 2005, and the country’s ratification of the UN CRPD in 2018. Accessibility in urban centres has improved markedly, though rural areas continue to

Iceland – Disability

Iceland maintains a robust legal framework for disability rights, anchored by the Act on Services for Disabled People with Long-Term Support Needs (No. 38/2018), its ratification of the UN CRPD, and a state social insurance system that may provide disability

India – Disability

India maintains a comprehensive legislative framework for disability rights, anchored by the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016, which addresses employment, education, healthcare, and accessibility. In reality, however, enforcement is inconsistent: cities tend to offer better services and

Hungary – Disability

Hungary’s disability rights framework rests on three foundations: the country’s Fundamental Law, the 1998 Disabled Persons Act, and EU anti-discrimination directives. Yet a considerable gulf separates law from daily reality. Accessible infrastructure is inconsistent beyond Budapest’s borders, most disability financial