Employers’ obligations to persons with disabilities

The Persons with Disabilities Act, enacted in 2003, came into operation in 2004 save for sections 22 (modification of public buildings), 23 (modification of public transport), 24 (adjustment of places where members of the public are ordinarily admitted), 35 (1) (registration of organisations for persons with disabilities), 35 (2) (exemptions from taxation), 39 (TV programmes) and 40 (telephone services) which came into operation on January 1 2010.

The objective of the Act is to provide for the rights and rehabilitation of persons with disability, to achieve equalisation for persons with disability, and to establish the National Council for Persons with Disabilities.