１９９０年１２月２８日第七届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十七次会议通过
(Adopted at the 17th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National Peoples Congress on December 28,1990.)
第一条为了维护残疾人的合法权益，发展残疾人事业，保障残疾人平等地充分参与社会生活，共享社会物质文化成果，根据宪法，制定本法。
Article 1 [Purpose and Basis] This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution for the purpose of protecting the lawful rights and interests of,and developing undertakings for disabled persons,and ensuring their equal and full participation in social life and their share of the material and cultural wealth of society.
第二条残疾人是指在心理、生理、人体结构上，某种组织、功能丧失或者不正常，全部或者部分丧失以正常方式从事某种活动能力的人。
Article 2 [Definition,Categories and Criteria] A disabled person refers to one who suffers from abnormalities of loss of a certain organ or function, psychologically or physiologically, or in anatomical structure and has lost wholly or in part the ability to perform an activity in the way considered normal.
残疾人包括视力残疾、听力残疾、言语残疾、肢体残疾、智力残疾、精神残疾、多重残疾和其他残疾的人。
The term "disabled persons" refers to those with visual, hearing, speech or physical disabilities, mental retardation, mental isorder, multiple disabilities and/or other disabilities.
残疾标准由国务院规定。
The criteria for classification of disabilities shall be established by the State Council.
第三条残疾人在政治、经济、文化、社会和家庭生活等方面享有同其他公民平等的权利。
Article 3 [Protection of Rights] Disabled persons shall enjoy equal rights with other citizens in political,economic,cultural and social fields, in family life and other aspects.
残疾人的公民权利和人格尊严受法律保护。
The citizen's rights and personal dignity of disabled persons shall be protected by law.
第四条国家采取辅助方法和扶持措施，对残疾人给予特别扶助，减轻或者消除残疾影响和外界障碍，保障残疾人权利的实现。
Article 4 [Special Assistance] The state shall provide disabled persons with special assistance by adopting supplementary methods and supportive measures with a view to alleviating or eliminating the effects of their disabilities and external barriers and ensuring the realization of their rights.
第五条国家和社会对伤残军人、因公致残人员以及其他为维护国家和人民利益致残的人员实行特别保障，给予优待和抚恤。
Article 5 [Special Assurance] The state and society shall provide special assurance,preferential treatment and pension for wounded or disabled servicemen and persons disabled while on duty or for protecting the interests of the state and people.
第六条各级人民政府应当将残疾人事业纳入国民经济和社会发展计划，经费列入财政预算，统筹规划，加强领导，综合协调，采取措施，使残疾人事业与经济、社会协调发展。
Article 6 [Responsibilities of Government] The people's governments at all levels shall incorporate undertakings for disabled persons into plans for economic and social development through budget arrangement, overall planning and coordination and other measures under strengthened leadership with a view to ensuring that undertakings for disabled persons develop in coordination with economic and social progress.
国务院和省、自治区、直辖市人民政府，采取组织措施，协调有关部门做好残疾人事业的工作。
The State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall adopt organizational measures to coordinate departments concerned in the work for people with disabilities.
具体机构由国务院和省、自治区、直辖市人民政府规定。
The establishment of specific institutions shall be decided upon by the State Council and/or the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.
各级人民政府有关部门，应当密切联系残疾人，听取残疾人的意见，按照各自的职责，做好残疾人工作。
Departments concerned under the people's governments at various levels shall keep in close contact with disabled persons, solicit their opinions and fulfill respectively their own duties in the work for disabled persons.
第七条全社会应当发扬社会主义的人道主义精神，理解、尊重、关心、帮助残疾人，支持残疾人事业。
Article 7 [Responsibilities of the Society] The whole society should display socialist humanitarianism, understand, respect, care for and assist people with disabilities and support the work for disabled persons.
机关、团体、企业事业组织和城乡基层组织，应当做好所属范围内的残疾人工作。
State organs, non-governmental organizations,enterprises,institutions and urban and rural organizations at grassroots level should do their work for disabled persons well, as is within their responsibility.
从事残疾人工作的国家工作人员和其他人员，应当履行光荣职责，努力为残疾人服务。
State functionaries and other personnel engaged in the work for disabled persons should work hard to fulfill their lofty duties in serving disabled people.
第八条中国残疾人联合会及其地方组织，代表残疾人的共同利益，维护残疾人的合法权益，团结教育残疾人，为残疾人服务。
Article 8 [Responsibilities of Disabled Persons' Federation] China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) and its local branches shall represent the common interests of disabled persons, protect their lawfulrights and interests, unite, educate disabled persons, and provide service for disabled persons.
残疾人联合会承担政府委托的任务，开展残疾人工作，动员社会力量，发展残疾人事业。
CDPF shall undertake tasks entrusted by the government, conduct work for disabled persons and mobilize social forces in developing undertakings for disabled persons.
第九条残疾人的法定扶养人必须对残疾人履行扶养义务。
Article 9 [Responsibilities of Fosterer,Guardian and Family Member] Legal fosterers of disabled persons must fulfill their duties towards their charges.
残疾人的监护人必须履行监护职责，维护被监护人的合法权益。
Guardians of disabled persons must fulfill their duties of guardianship and protect the lawful rights and interests of their charges.
残疾人的亲属、监护人应当鼓励和帮助残疾人增强自立能力。
Family members and guardians of disabled persons should encourage and assist disabled persons to enhance their capability of self-reliance.
第十条残疾人必须遵守法律，履行应尽的义务，遵守公共秩序，尊重社会公德。
Article 10 [Obligations of Disabled Persons] Disabled persons must abide by laws, carry out their due obligations,observe public order and respect social morality.
残疾人应当发扬乐观进取精神，自尊、自信、自强、自立，为社会主义建设贡献力量。
Disabled persons should display an optimistic, and enterprising spirit, have a sense of self-respect, self-confidence, self-strength and self-reliance, and make contributions to the socialist construction.
第十一条国家有计划地开展残疾预防工作，加强对残疾预防工作的领导，宣传、普及优生优育和预防残疾的知识，针对遗传、疾病、药物中毒、事故、灾害、环境污染和其他致残因素，制定法律、法规，组织和动员社会力量，采取措施，预防残疾的发生和发展。
Article 11 [Prevention of Disabilities] The state shall undertake, in a planned way, the work of disability prevention, strengthen leadership in this regard, publicize and popularize knowledge of good pre-natal and post-natal care as well as disability prevention, formulate aws and regulations dealing with disability causing factors such heredity, diseases, medical poisoning, accidents, calamity and environmental pollution and adopt measures to prevent the occurrence and aggravation of disabilities by organizing and mobilizing social forces.