The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Call is working to ensure the Kingdom’s mosques are accessible to all including the disabled.

The ministry’s undersecretary for Administrative and Technical Affairs and member of the high committee of the mosques’ care program Abdullah Al-Huwaimel said that all new construction of mosques must include in their plan proper entrances and pathways for the disabled.

The ministry urged officials to meet the Saudi code for disabilities by easing the process of praying for the handicapped and dedicate a minimum of 10 percent of restroom space for them.

Al-Huwaimel emphasized the need to include these requirements in the new design for all prayer houses, and modify the current projects. The ministry is coordinating with the Ministry of Social Affairs to ensure that the prayer rights of special needs citizens are met.