Differently-abled people make up 16 percent of the global population, with approximately 1.3 billion individuals living with substantial disabilities, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In Egypt alone, this figure includes around 12 million people, constituting 8.8 percent of the population, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reported. In Article 2 of Law No. 10 of 2018, a person with a disability is defined as “any individual with a total or partial impairment—be it physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory—that is stable and inhibits their ability to participate fully and effectively in society on an equal footing with others when confronted with various barriers.” Under the same law, disabilities eligible for legal benefits are categorized as physical, visual, and hearing impairments, along with intellectual disabilities and communication disorders. Categorized disabilities also include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), specific learning disabilities, psychological and emotional disorders, multiple disabilities, deaf-blindness, and chronic health conditions such as blood disorders and heart diseases. Seventy-four percent of differently-abled Egyptians have intellectual disabilities, 15 percent have physical disabilities, seven percent experience visual impairments, and four percent face hearing impairments, according to a 2018 report by the American…
