Overview
Country / Islamic Republic of Iran
1/ Background Statistics
Human development index rank / 701
GNI per capita (PPP in US$) / 11,7641
Life expectancy at birth (years) / 71.91
Mean years of schooling (years) / 7.21
Expected years of schooling (years) / 14.01
Total population / 73,974,0002
2/ Disability Statistics
Population of persons with disabilities / ..
Proportion of persons with disabilities to total population / ..
Employment rate of persons with disabilities / ..
Access to education / ..
3/Definitions
Definition of disability / ..
Definition of persons with disabilities / ..
Categories of impairment / ..
4/ Commitment to International Instruments on Disability
Ratification or signatory of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and its Optional Protocol / Convention Ratified on 23 October 2009 3
Ratification of ILO Convention 159 / No 4
Ratification or signatory of the Convention on Cluster Munitions / No5
Ratification or signatory of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction / No6
5/Legal Framework
Constitutional provisions / ..
Disability-specific laws
Comprehensive / ..
Sectoral / Cover:
Disability-inclusive laws / ..
6/Policy Framework
Disability-specific policies
Comprehensive / ..
Sectoral / ..
Disability-inclusive / ..
7/Institutional Framework
The national coordination mechanism or disability focal point / ..

Sources:

  1. United Nations Development Programme (2010). Human Development Report 2010 (New York, UNDP).
  2. United Nations (2011).World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision, accessed from on 25 July 2011.
  3. United Nations (2011). “Convention and Optional Protocol Signatures and Ratifications”, on the United Nations Enable website, accessed from 17 October 2011.
  4. International Labour Organization (2011). “Convention No. C 159”, accessed from 17 October 2011.
  5. Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) (2008). “Ratifications and Signatures”, accessed from 17 October 2011.
  6. Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (1997). “State Parties and Signatories”, accessed from on 17 October 2011.

Notes:

Comprehensive

1.Definitions

a) Disability

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b) Persons with disabilities

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c) Categories of impairment

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2.Legal framework

a) Constitutional provisions

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b) Disability-specific laws and regulations

i. Comprehensive disability-specific laws and regulations

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ii. Sectoral disability-specific laws and regulations

c) Disability-inclusive laws and regulations

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3.Policies and plans

a) Disability-specific policies and plans

i. Comprehensive disability-specific policies and plans

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ii. Sectoral disability-specific policies and plans

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b) Disability-inclusive policies and plans

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4.Institutional framework and Government focal point

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5. Useful links

Iranian Handicapped Society

6. References

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Last updated: 17October2011.