The cabinet has initially approved in principal a draft law regulating the rights of individuals with disabilities, Youm7 reported Wednesday.
The bill will regulate medical services offered to individuals with disabilities, their right to pre-university and university education along with their right to take training courses before work.
It aims to integrate individuals with disabilities into society, provide them with proper living conditions and eradicate disability-based discrimination, Prime Minister Sherif Ismaiel said following the cabinet’s weekly meeting Tuesday.
The bill was drafted by the Ministry of Social Solidarity in collaboration with several civil society organizations and the parliamentary Solidarity Committee.
