• Source: Disability in Mongolia

      • Disability in Mongolia refers to the people with disabilities in Mongolia.


      History


      The Law of Mongolia on Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities was enacted in 2016 by the State Great Khural. The national program for rights, participation and protection of persons with disabilities was approved by the government in 2017 and implemented afterwards.
      A 2018 review by the World Health Organization found that, like many developing countries, people with disabilities have difficulty in exercising both political and civil rights, as well as accessing education and employment.


      Statistics


      As of 2024, there were 115,000 people with various degrees of disability in Mongolia. Types of disabilities in the country are mobility impairment (19.9%), mental disability (19.0%), vision impairment (10.6%), hearing impairment (8.2%), language impediment (4.0%), various combination (7.5%) and others (30.4%). About 11% of them are children.


      Education



      In 2023, the National University of Mongolia launched a library with audiobooks for their students with disabilities. The library is reserved exclusively for those people.


      Centers for disabled people


      Development Center for Children with Disabilities, Ulaanbaatar
      Center for the Development of People with Disabilities, Darkhan


      See also


      Mongolia at the Paralympics


      References

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