The Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia is the person making sure that the rights of persons with disabilities are granted and that Latvian state and municipal legislation as well as state and municipal institutions follow the rights and values included in Satversme (the constitution of Latvia) and international documents. There is a list of documents granting different rights for people with disabilities (click to view the list). However, the most defining is Disability Law.
Latvian Disability Law was adopted in 2010 in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that Latvia ratified the same year. The main purpose of this law is to provide a regulation to prevent or reduce the risk of disability for persons with a predictable disability and reduce the consequences of a disability for persons with a disability.
Disability is a long-term or permanent limitation of functioning which affects the mental or physical capacity, capacity, self-care and integration of a person. A person may submit and review disability-related documentation in a convenient way to the authorities, provided that the computer and the information required for identification are available.
A predictable disability is a restriction on the functioning of a disease or injury which, if the necessary medical and rehabilitation services are not provided, may be a reason for determining the disability.
In Latvia regulatory enactments three disability groups are listed: Group I (very severe disability), Group II (severe disability) and Group III (moderate disability). (https://latvija.lv/DzivesSituacijas/veseliba/invaliditate#hide1)
