Article 17. Public associations of persons with disabilities

Public associations of persons with disabilities shall be entitled to participate in the formulation of state policy in the field of ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities as follows:

to submit proposals to the republican executive hokimiyat bodies, economic management bodies, and local executive bodies regarding the securing of the rights and legal interests of persons with disabilities;

The republican executive hokimiyat bodies, economic management bodies, and local executive bodies shall cooperate with public associations of persons with disabilities and their authorized representatives in the preparation and adoption of decisions affecting the interests of persons with disabilities.

Submit proposals to the drafts of regulatory-legal acts being developed on the matters of ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities;

Participate in the work and sessions of the Interagency Council for Persons with Disabilities;

Organize – jointly with authorized state bodies – sports, awareness-raising, and cultural events.

State administration and economic management bodies and local government bodies shall interact with public associations of persons with disabilities and their authorized representatives in the preparation and adoption of decisions affecting the interests of persons with disabilities.

Legal entities and individuals shall be entitled to provide material, technical, and financial aid to the public associations of persons with disabilities.