Doha: Qatar Social Work Foundation (QSW) and its affiliated centers have welcomed the issuance of Law No. (22) of 2025 on persons with disabilities, calling it a significant step toward ensuring a dignified and high-quality life for all members of society. The Foundation emphasized that the new legislation reflects the State’s steadfast commitment to upholding the rights of persons with disabilities, in alignment with the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030.
According to Qatar News Agency, Chief Executive Officer of QSW, Rashid Mohammed Al Hamda Al Nuaimi stated that the law demonstrates the wise leadership’s vision to empower individuals and strengthen the social welfare system. He noted that the new legislation marks a significant advancement in the development of support and empowerment frameworks in Qatar, reaffirming the importance of disability issues as a central component of the country’s social development agenda.
Al Nuaimi explained that the law promotes greater integration and coordination across national social work initiatives, and opens new avenues for collaboration between government entities and social institutions. This, he said, will help build an inclusive environment that enables persons with disabilities to participate fully in all areas of life. He added that QSW, through its affiliated centers, will align its programs and initiatives with the law’s new national directives to support the empowerment, independence, and well-being of persons with disabilities.
Executive Director of the Shafallah Center for Persons with Disabilities, Maryam Saif Al Suwaidi described the law as a qualitative leap in the nation’s efforts to enhance the rights of persons with disabilities. She emphasized that the legislation reflects the leadership’s commitment to fostering an inclusive and sustainable society that upholds human dignity, independence, and active participation for all. Al Suwaidi highlighted the law’s comprehensive provisions, which include the right to inclusive education, healthcare, rehabilitation, employment, adequate housing, marriage and family life, as well as participation in cultural, sports, and political life, and access to justice and public services. These, she said, align closely with the Shafallah Center’s mission to empower persons with disabilities and promote their full inclusion in society on the basis of equality and non-discrimination.
For his part, Executive Director of the Al-Noor Center for the Blind, Mishal Abdullah Al Nuaimi noted that the new law embodies a holistic national approach to empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring their full inclusion in all spheres of life. He pointed to key measures included in the law such as job quotas in both the public and private sectors, the creation of a national database to streamline access to services, the issuance of identification cards to facilitate benefits, and tax and fee exemptions on assistive devices and services. These, he said, offer direct support to the communities served by the Al-Noor Center. He affirmed the Center’s continued commitment to delivering programs and initiatives that empower the blind to achieve self-reliance and active societal participation.
Furthermore, the Qatar Foundation for Social Work reaffirmed that the enactment of this law marks a pivotal milestone in the journey toward protecting and empowering persons with disabilities in the State of Qatar. It strengthens the role of national institutions in supporting vulnerable groups and underscores QSW’s ongoing commitment to working with partners to achieve the goals of national legislation aimed at promoting justice, equality, and inclusion.