laws in the Arab States in the area of the rights of persons with disabilities, as their rights are protected since the founding of the Jordanian State through the Jordanian Constitution. Furthermore, the Jordanian National Charter came to affirm and promote these rights. Also, various Jordanian legislations addressed the rights of the persons with disability, such as the laws of customs, labor, traffic, etc. This is in addition to a range of specialized legislations for persons with disabilities, namely: 1. In 1993, the first inclusive and comprehensive law for persons with disabilities was adopted. It was called the Disability Welfare Law No. 12 of 1993 and came after the adoption of the first Arab convention relating to the habilitation and employment of persons with disability, which is the result of the meeting of the Arab Labor Organization at its twentieth session in the Jordanian capital, Amman. One of the most important developments in the new law, at that time, was the expansion of the scope of services and the provision of what is better, through wider legislative policies within the principles and rights adopted by the State, inspired by the teachings of Islam, the Jordanian Constitution, the National Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Furthermore, three persons with disabilities were included as representatives of persons with disabilities in the National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons, chaired by the Minister of Social Development, in confirmation of the principle of participation of persons with disabilities and expression of themselves in national and international events. 2. In 2007, this law was replaced by a law called the Law on Rights of Persons with Disability No. (31) of 2007, in effect, to comply with the 8