A Critical Review of the Amended Law on the Protection of the Disabled Regarding the Neglected Rights of the Mentally Disabled

In the last few decades, the approved and amended laws on disabled rights have placed tasks and obligations on the shoulders of the government in order to meet the important and essential needs of these vulnerable groups and it is assumed that these obligations cover the entire target society. This study seeks to clarify the issue whether, according to Article 1 (definition of disability), these laws have included all people, especially the mentally disabled, from the beginning or not?

This research is a review type and information collection is done by librarydocumentary method.

Disability as a social issue has been given less attention and this has brought problems and limitations for the disabled, especially the mentally disabled and in the policy, legislation and planning system (fair distribution of social facilities) their issues have been less addressed.

The comprehensive law for the protection of the disabled has shortcomings that are caused by the lack of recognition of the individual and family characteristics and problems of these people. Discrimination of mentally disabled people against normal people of society and even against other disabled people in terms of gender (the conditions of a disabled woman and a disabled man are not equal) as well as the realities of the society in facing these people, existing rules, relations and social planning are all proof of this claim that the correct image of the reality of the problems of these people and their families is not reflected in the society.