In force
Saudi Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law
نظام حقوق الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law of Saudi Arabia. This page presents the official Arabic text of each article with plain-English explanations for residents and businesses.
- Articles
- 33
- In force
- 33
- Amended
- 0
- Issued
- 11/2/1445 AH
Issued by: مرسوم ملكي رقم (م/27) وتاريخ 1445/2/11هـ · قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم (110) وتاريخ 1445/2/6هـ
Each article shows the official Arabic text, which is the only legally binding version, followed by our plain-English explanation.
Browse Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law by topic
Definition of a Person with a Disability and Principles of the Law2 articlesAccessibility and Mobility6 articlesRights of Persons with Disabilities Before the Courts1 articleEducation of Persons with Disabilities1 articleHealth Services for Persons with Disabilities1 articleEmployment of Persons with Disabilities1 articleSocial Support and Prosthetic Devices5 articlesBanking Services and Housing for Persons with Disabilities3 articlesPenalty for Assaulting Persons with Disabilities4 articlesViolations by Non-Government Entities4 articlesFinal Provisions and Entry into Force5 articles
Articles of the Saudi Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law
الباب الأول: تعريفات ومبادئ عامةArticles 1–2
- Article 1The article defines the key terms of the Law, including person with a disability, services, rehabilitation, accessibility, reasonable accommodation and discrimination on the basis of disability.
- Article 2The article states the purpose of the Law, protecting the rights of persons with disabilities and ensuring they receive services, and sets seven basic principles, chiefly non-discrimination and equal opportunity.
الباب الثاني: الحقوق والخدماتArticles 3–14
- Article 3The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities to access all facilities and establishments, by verifying accessibility requirements at licensing and ensuring safe movement on roads, sidewalks and parking.
- Article 4The article gives persons with disabilities the right to accessibility requirements and reasonable accommodation at all stages of evidence gathering, investigation, trial and enforcement of judgments.
- Article 5The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities to have their special requirements taken into account in emergencies, natural disasters and crises, and requires the relevant bodies to issue guidance manuals in coordination with the Authority.
- Article 6The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities to have their requirements and needs taken into account in traffic safety regulations and guidance.
- Article 7The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities to move with the greatest possible safety and independence, and leaves the controls for implementing it to the Regulations.
- Article 8The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities to supporting educational and training services at all stages without discrimination, through adapted curricula, early intervention, and opportunities in higher education and scholarships.
- Article 9The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities to preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, diagnostic and reproductive health services, and requires health bodies to include their requirements and remove discriminatory conditions from medical insurers.
- Article 10The article guarantees the right of persons with disabilities to work and employment without discrimination, through employment and vocational training programs, adapting work systems and environments, and equal opportunities.
- Article 11The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities to benefit from the facilities of the Two Holy Mosques, the holy sites, mosques and prayer rooms, including guaranteeing the availability of accessibility requirements.
- Article 12The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities to have their requirements taken into account in tourism, entertainment, cultural and sports activities, supporting their sports programs and their participation in local, regional and international events.
- Article 13The article requires government and non-government bodies to work on raising societal awareness of disability and its types, strengthening the standing of persons with disabilities and publicizing their rights and abilities, and refers the mechanism to the Regulations.
- Article 14The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities to access and benefit from readable, visual and audible content, and refers the mechanism for implementation to the Regulations.
الباب الثالث: الدعم الاجتماعي والاقتصاديArticles 15–20
- Article 15The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities and their families to social support services that help them adapt to the disability and achieve integration into society, and refers the mechanism to the Regulations.
- Article 16The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities to obtain prosthetic and assistive devices and medical aids according to their condition, and leaves the lists of devices, the mechanism for providing them and each body's responsibility to the Regulations.
- Article 17The article provides that the State bears the customs duties and taxes on tools and devices for persons with disabilities, according to a list issued by the Authority in agreement with the relevant bodies and reviewed periodically.
- Article 18The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities to have their requirements taken into account and to obtain banking, financing and insurance services without discrimination, with guidance manuals issued by the relevant bodies in coordination with the Authority.
- Article 19The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities to social development lending services through facilitated programs designed for them, whether individually or collectively.
- Article 20The article establishes the right of persons with disabilities to have their requirements and needs taken into account when designing and carrying out housing projects, and refers the mechanism for implementation to the Regulations.
الباب الرابع: المخالفات والعقوباتArticles 21–28
- Article 21The article specifies the acts that violate the Law: assaulting persons with disabilities, neglecting, depriving, abusing or exploiting them, and impersonating them or giving false information to obtain benefits.
- Article 22The article sets the penalties for the violations in Article 21: imprisonment of up to two years or one year, or a fine, depending on the act, doubled where the person is a child or elderly, and a fine for impersonation.
- Article 23The article allows the competent court to include in a conviction judgment under Article 21 the publication of its summary at the violator's expense in local newspapers or another suitable means, once the judgment becomes final.
- Article 24The article makes the Public Prosecution the body competent to investigate the violations in Article 21 and to bring the case before the competent court.
- Article 25The article prohibits non-government bodies from failing to adhere to the basic principles in Article 2, depriving persons with disabilities of the Law's rights and services, and enacting directly or indirectly discriminatory policies.
- Article 26The article punishes non-government bodies that violate Article 25 with a fine of up to SAR 500,000, doubled on repetition, with the possibility of publishing the penalty decision at their expense.
- Article 27The article gives the Disability Care Authority the work of inspection, oversight and enforcement for violations of Article 25, with the possibility of assigning it to the non-government sector under its supervision.
- Article 28The article establishes one or more committees by decision of the Authority's board, including a Sharia or legal adviser, to consider violations of Article 25 and impose the penalties of Article 26, with the right to file a grievance before the competent court.
الباب الخامس: أحكام ختاميةArticles 29–33
- Article 29The article provides that the rights and services in the Law do not prejudice any better rights or services provided by another law or an agreement to which the Kingdom is a party.
- Article 30The article requires the Authority to establish a comprehensive statistical database on persons with disabilities, in coordination with the relevant bodies, as a unified and accessible reference, in accordance with the provisions on protecting personal data.
- Article 31The article requires the board of directors of the Disability Care Authority to issue the Implementing Regulations within 120 days of the date of issuance of the Law, after coordinating with the relevant bodies.
- Article 32The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law replaces the Care of the Disabled Law issued by Royal Decree No. M/37 dated 23/9/1421 AH, and repeals every provision that conflicts with it.
- Article 33The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law starts to apply 120 days after the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.