Zambia - Apply for Disability Identity Card

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for a disability card in Zambia, the applicant will have to visit the agency for persons with disability at the district or provincial office, for the main office visit link.
2. Make sure to have all the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
3. An application form will be provided to the applicant upon visiting the department of immigration.
4. Once understanding the guideline properly, the applicant has to fill-in all the necessary information in the application form.
5. Submit the application form with necessary attachments to the office.
6. The completed form will require certification by medical professionals to determine the nature and severity of disability.
7. Pay the fee as per given in the “Fees” section of this page.
8. After the completion and verification of all the documents, the card will be accessible.
9. Collect the card from the office in a stipulated period of time.

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Required Documents

• Duly completed application form.
• Proof of disability by a certified medical practitioner.
• NRC or passport
• Prescribed fee receipt

Office Locations & Contacts

The Director-General
Plot No. F/488a/7/B,
P.O Box 50073,
Leopards Hill Road,
Lusaka, Zambia
Tel: +260 211265233 – Admin
+260 211 269734- Director Finance
+26 211 269735 – Planning
+260 211 264596 – Rehabilitation
Email: [email protected]
Website link.
Contact Details link.

Eligibility

• Applicants should be a citizen of Zambia.
• A person suffering from any kind of permanent physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments that alone, or in combination with social environment barriers, hinders the ability of a person to fully or effectively participate in society on an equal basis with others.

Fees

• Application Fee: Pay the fee as per the authority’s request.

Validity

• The card is valid for 10 years.
• The applicant can apply for a one-time renewal, within 30 days after the expiration of the I.D. card.
• There is no fee to renew and the renewal is valid for another 5 years. Any other application filed after that is considered an application for a new card.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The Processing time depends on the time taken for verification of documents submitted.

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Instructions

• The applicant’s medical practitioner must state the type of disability (physical, developmental, visual, hearing or mental) and class of the disability.
• Once obtained a card, the holder is required to notify the Director General in writing of any change in following:
• legal name (within 30 days after the change);
• address (within 10 days after the change) or
• type or class of disability (within 60 days after the change).

Required Information

• Name
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Marital Status
• Number of Family Members
• Address
• National Registration Card (NRC)
• Occupation
• Level of education
• Nature of Disability
• Cause of Disability
• Degree of Disability
• District
• Province
• Nationality

Need for the Document

• The document helps the holder to avail services provided to a disabled person under Person with Disabilities Act of Zambia.

Information which might help

• Person with Disabilities Act of Zambia link.
• The six (6) types of disabilities are:
• Physical: a permanent physical loss, impairment, or disease, which significantly limits physical ability or motor skills.
• Developmental: a disability that is because of an intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism, Any other condition that results in impairment similar to that caused by an intellectual disability and requires services similar to those required by persons with intellectual disabilities. Such a disability must be expected to continue indefinitely, and create substantial functional performance limitations.
• Visual: blindness, and the term blindness means central vision acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens. An eye that is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees shall be considered as having a central vision acuity of 20/200 or less.
• Hearing: A disability that results in complete absence of hearing, or that, even with a hearing aid, results in hearing so impaired that the applicant needs other kinds of sensory input as the principal means of receiving spoken language.
• Mental: a significant impairment of an individual’s cognitive, affective, or relational abilities that may require intervention and may be a recognized, medically diagnosable illness or disorder.
• Albinism results in a lack of pigmentation (melanin) in the hair, skin and eyes, causing vulnerability to the sun and bright light. As a result, almost all people with albinism are visually impaired and are prone to developing skin cancer. There is no cure for the absence of melanin.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• The document also informs the society on the importance of registering as a Person with Disability.

External Links

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Others

• If the applicant is denied an identification card or revoked, the aggrieved person has the right to file an appeal and have a hearing.
• The Director General shall hear the case or appoint an officer to hear the case. The complainant is entitled to be represented by parents, family members, friends, lawyers and he/she is allowed to present witnesses and other evidence.
• The aggrieved persons shall submit all the evidence relied to the Director General. Following the hearing, the Agency will issue a written decision.
• If the aggrieved person disagrees with the decision made at the hearing, he/she may file a complaint in the Magistrate Court of the county where they live.
• This complaint must be filed no later than 35 days after the date that the hearing decision was issued. A magistrate will then review the decision.