Decree No. 28/2012/ND-CP dated April 10, 2012 of the Government detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on the disabled

THE GOVERNMENT -------	THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence– Freedom – Happiness ---------------
No. 28/2012/ND-CP	Hanoi , April 10, 2012

DECREE

DETAILING AND GUIDING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE LAW ON THE DISABLED

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law’ on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the June 17, 2010 Law on The disabled;

At the proposal of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs;

The Government promulgates this decree detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on The disabled,

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Decree elaborates a number of articles of the Law on The disabled regarding types and levels of impairment and determination of levels of impairment; socialization policies to assist the disabled; scientific researches, specialists and technicians training, producing equipment for the disabled; allowance and incentive policies for teachers, educational administrators and assistants serving the disabled; employment for the disabled; price reduction; implementation of the roadmap to improve public constructions: accessible transport; social welfare; the establishment, operation and dissolution of nursing centers for the disabled.

Article 2. Types of impairment

1. Mobility impairment means partial or total loss of the mobility of the head, the neck, the lower or upper limbs, or the body, that restricts the dexterity.

2. Hearing and speaking impairment means partial or total loss of the hearing or speaking function or both hearing and speaking functions; or the function to pronounce words and sentences clearly, leading to limited communication or information exchange in words.

3. Visual impairment means partial or total loss of sight and senses of light, colors, images and objects in normal light and environment.

4. Mental impairment means disorder of senses, memory, feeling, thought and act control manifested abnormal speech or acts.

5. Intellectual impairment means partial or total loss of perception and mind manifested in the slowness or inability to think, to analyze objects, phenomena or to solve problems.

6. Other impairments means partial or total loss of bodily functions causing difficulties in work and daily-life activities and learning not being specified in Clauses 1,2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Article.

Article 3. Levels of impairment

1. People suffering from particularly serious impairments are those whose impairments lead to total loss of their functions, self-control or make them unable to move, to dress, to keep personal hygiene and to complete other everyday tasks without other people to watch, to help and to take care of.

2. People suffering from serious impairments are those whose impairments lead to partial loss or deficiency of their functions, self-control or make them unable to move, to dress, to keep personal hygiene and to complete other everyday tasks without other people to watch, to help and to take care of.