Ley No. 42-00 - Ley General Sobre La Discapacidad en República Dominicana (Act No. 42-00 - General Law on Disability in the Dominican Republic)
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Dominican Republic
12 April 2000
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Dominican Republic
Secretary of Public Health and Social Welfare
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Ley No. 42-00 o Ley General Sobre La Discapacidad en República Dominicana fue publicada el 18 de noviembre de 2008 por el Estado dominicano. La ley tiene por objeto amparar y garantizar la igualdad y la equiparación de oportunidades a todas las personas con discapacidad funcional, física, psíquica y/o sensorial en la República Dominicana.The act number 42-00 or General Disability Act in Dominican Republic was published on November 18, 2008 by the Dominican State. It aims at protecting and securing equal opportunities for people with any functional, physical, mental and/or sensory disability in the Dominican Republic.
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