In the field of work and employment, the Council, in cooperation with the public and private sectors, contributed to the inclusion of another package of legislative amendments that would enhance the opportunities for persons with disabilities to obtain employment and provide the necessary facilitative arrangements to enable them to perform the tasks assigned to them, and the most prominent of these were the Professional Work Organization Law (19) of 2026, the Public Sector Human Resources Management Systems No. (33) of 2024, the Flexible Work System No. (44) of 2024, and the Criteria for Attracting and Appointing Humanitarian Cases in the Public Sector for 2025.
In the field of tourism: the Council, in coordination with the Ministry of Tourism, amended a number of instructions and systems to introduce the concept of inclusive tourism and the requirements for the accessibility of persons with disabilities explicitly in the legislation regulating the sector, most notably: the Tourism Law No. (20) of 1988 and its amendments for 2024, the Amended Law of the Civil Aviation Law for 2025, the Hotel and Tourism Establishments System No. (50) of 2025, the Restaurants Tourism System No. (49) of 2025, the Tourist Guides Services System No. (80) of 2025, in addition to the instructions for benefiting from the programs of the Tourism Development and Development Fund for 2026 and the right of access and instructions for disabled travelers No. (211) of 2026.
In the field of social protection and care, the most prominent legislative amendments included the Social Development Law No. (4) of 2024, and the Cooperatives Law No. (13) of 2025 to enhance the integration and empowerment of persons with disabilities and to achieve social, economic, and cultural benefits for them within the objectives of cooperative work. This was followed by a set of regulatory instructions to guarantee the right of persons with disabilities to access and obtain inclusive social services, including: the Centers for Persons with Disabilities Accommodation System No. (39) of 2024, the System for the Preparation and Aftercare of Beneficiaries and Graduates of Shelters No. (17), the System for Practicing the Profession of Social Work No. (72) of 2024, and the Social Protection and Welfare Fund System No. (50) of 2026, in addition to the Daycare Centers System No. (6) of 2024. The amendments also included the Instructions for Obtaining a Social Work Profession License for 2025, and the Instructions for Monthly Cash Assistance for Families and Individuals of Special Cases in Need for 2026.
The Council also contributed to a number of legislative amendments that would enhance the participation of persons with disabilities in political life and remove the challenges that stand in the way of that to ensure their representation and involvement in decision-making positions, the most prominent of which was the issuance of the Local Administration Law No. (16) of 2026, the Instructions for Providing Financial Support to Political Parties for 2024, and the Instructions for the Accreditation of Translators with the Notary Public for 2026.
The legislative work of the Council, in cooperation with the relevant authorities, extended to access to information and the protection of personal data, which was highlighted in the Right to Information Act No. (47) of 2007 and its amendments, and the System for Regulating the Rights of the Concerned Person No. (68) of 2025.
To develop the regulatory framework for the identification card, including the evaluation and diagnosis procedures, the decision to grant or refuse the card, objection, and audit, in 2025, the Council issued the Instructions for Issuing the Identification Card at the Supreme Council for Persons with Disabilities for 2025.
