Table 1.

Disability in Brazil: legislation benchmarks

Item	Law/Date	Subject /Address
A	Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil October 30th 1988	http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/constituicao/constitui%C3%A7ao.htm
B	Law 7853 October 24th 1989	Disposes on National Policy for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/Leis/L7853.htm
C	Decree 3298 December 20th 1999	Regulates Law 7853 of 24/10/1989, provides for the National Policy for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities, consolidates the rules for protection, and other matters http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil/decreto/d3298.htm
D	Decree 5296 December 2nd 2004	Regulates Law 10048 of 8/11/2000, which gives priority to support people specified, and Law 10098 of 19/12/2000, laying down general standards and criteria for the promotion of accessibility http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil/_ato2004-2006/2004/decreto/d5296.htm
E	Decree 0-003 September 26th 2007	Establishes an Interministerial WorkGroup in order to evaluate the model of classification and valuation of disability used in Brazil and set the elaboration and adoption of a single model for the whole country http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato20072010/2007/Dnn/Dnn11354.htm
F	Decree 186 July 9th 2008	Approves the text of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, signed in New York on March 30, 2007 http://portal.mj.gov.br/corde/arquivos/doc/DECRETO%20LEGISLATIVO%20N.doc
G	Decree 6214 September 26th 2007	Regulates the Benefit of Continuous Providing (BPC) of social assistance due to the person with disabilities and the elderly according to the Law 8742 of 7/12/1993 and Law 10741 of 1/10/2003, adding a paragraph to art. 162 of Decree 1048 of 6/5/1999, and other matters OuvirLer foneticamente http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2007-2010/2007/decreto/d6214.htm