terms and provisions of the comprehensive International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability, which was in its final stage for approval and dissemination to the public. 3. In 2009, new instructions and regulations for licensing social centers and institutions in the voluntary and private sectors were developed. 4. In 2010, the (HCAPD) completed developing accreditation and quality standards for special education institutions and programs in Jordan. 5. The national fund for supporting persons with disabilities was drafted in its final version. 6. The issuance of the Jordanian code for construction requirements for persons with disabilities a year ago is considered an achievement and enhancement to the rights of persons with disabilities to help meet their needs. We refer to the main outputs and characteristics of the current Law No. 31 of 2007: 1. Establishing a Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities to be responsible for Laying down policies pertaining to persons with disabilities, revising them and following up their implementation, as well as achieving coordination and integration with the parties concerned. 2. Conferring the rights concept of disability rather than the care concept in order to move persons with disabilities from the shell of isolation, which is confined with the individual dimension and the provision of the special needs of each individual independently, to the collective 9