7. Meanwhile, 123 rehabilitation centres have been established across the country, with the program undergoing expansion, in addition to the development of physiotherapy centers in all health insurance clinics and hospitals. These facilities have been provided with the latest equipment. The 108 completed centers, which already monitor cases of physical disability, are also provided with earphones, mobility devices and prostheses, among other items. 8. In the area of the right to work, Civil Service Law No. 81, issued in 2016, stipulates that each administrative body should allocate five percent of its total manpower capacity to persons with disabilities. It also stipulates that disabled workers should be able to work an hour less daily than their able-bodied colleagues and offers a larger number of paid leave days to disabled employees. It should be noted that 40,000 people with disabilities have been appointed in the public sector until mid-2016, while only 10,000 employees with disabilities are currently employed in the private sector, mostly in specialist arts and cultural positions. 9. In the field of participation in sports, cultural and artistic activities, the Egyptian Paralympic Committee was established in 2006, replacing the previous Egyptian Federation of Disabled Sports. In 2017, the Sports Act No. 71 of 2017 was issued, which proclaimed the Egyptian Paralympic Committee to be a sports body responsible for supporting the sports contained in the Paralympic program with the aim of regulating this activity in the country. The sport organizations covered by this law, are also committed to establishing centers for the gifted and disabled, depending on the type and degree of disability. In this context, many youth centers have been developed and equipped with the appropriate disability access regulations. In addition to these fields, the state also supports cultural and artistic activities for the disabled through the implementation of several programs to discover and nurture the artistic talents of persons with disabilities. The state’s support enabled the champions of the Egyptian Paralympic Games to win dozens of international and regional medals, the last of which was 12 medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016. The percentage of women with disabilities participating in various sports activities and tournaments has also increased by almost 40 percent. In the same context, the National Council for Disability Affairs organized various activities at the International Book Fair in cooperation with the Egyptian General Book Authority to raise awareness among visitors about the right of persons with disabilities to enjoy as rich and varied 78