RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL RETARDATION

Rights embodied in the United Nations Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities which state that individuals with metal disabilities have the same rights as any other individual, including the right to seek out and receive suitable treatment, therapy, and rehabilitation; the right to obtain and keep employment, if applicable; the right to reside with their family or foster family, if feasible, or the right to reside in an appropriate residential setting resembling family life as closely as possible; and the right to be protected from being abused to exploited.

RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL RETARDATION: “The rights of people with mental retardation should never be infringed.”
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Mohammed Looti, PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES (2023) RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL RETARDATION. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/terms/rights-of-people-with-mental-retardation/. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.31575.96163