11/05/2025
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11/05/2025
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KUWAIT CITY, May 11: The latest statistics of the Public Authority for Disabled Affairs (PADA) revealed that the number of disability cases of various categories registered at the authority has reached 68,739, reports Al-Anba daily. The authority gave a breakdown of the cases per category as follows: 17,939 mental disabilities (the largest number); 15,228 mobility disabilities;11,978 physical disabilities; 7,778 learning disabilities; 5,505 hearing disabilities; 5,390 visual disabilities; 2,534 psychological disabilities; 1,897 developmental disabilities; and 495 unspecified cases. A source from the authority disclosed that the requirements for opening a file for different disability cases include the following:
- Latest medical report from a government hospital;
- Valid civil identification card of the applicant;
- Civil identification cards and birth certificates of parents if the applicant is below 21 years old;
- If the applicant is a Bedoun, a copy of a valid security card showing the civil identification number and birth certificate if the applicant is a Bedoun child;
- If the applicant is a non-Kuwaiti with a Kuwaiti mother, birth certificate, civil identification and nationality cards of the mother, and the latest medical report in Arabic or English (should not be more than one year old) from a government hospital;
- For hearing impairment cases, the latest hearing test (not older than three to six months), attending physician’s comments and signature on the OAE & ABRTEST - Diagnosis and Speech Test;
- For hearing and visual impairment cases, a medical report, a hearing impairment diagnosis, and a completed hearing committee form.
- For those with learning and psychological disabilities, a medical report from a government hospital or from a center accredited by PADA, a psychological report, an intelligence test, and reports sent by schools to the Education Department.
- For those with developmental disabilities aged five to six years: latest medical report and Stanford Test;
- For those with developmental disabilities aged three to 12: latest medical report or a developmental medicine report not more than one year old and a valid civil identification card.
The source added that the service for opening a medical file for the first time is available year-round, indicating all documents should be submitted to the headquarters of PADA, along with a telephone number for communication and for sending messages regarding committee appointments
