本稿の目的はアラブの中低所得国に特化した「障害の権利モデル」を構築し、その妥当性を、現地でのフィールド調査を通して、演繹的に検証することである。筆者は、｢障害と開発の問題への解決手段は、非援助国の文化の多様性を考慮したものでなくてはならない｣という見識を持っている。本研究はその構成としては、3段階的な方式、いわゆる、 Triangulationを採用したものである。まず、著者自身の対象地での総計13年間に及ぶ活動経験と個人的な観察、長年の現地生活の間に集められ、記録されたアラブの障害当事者たちへのインタビュー（ケーススタディー）、その他の莫大な量の既存の文献の整理をすることからはじめ、10年以上の歳月を費やして構築した、理論的なモデルを紹介する （第１段階の帰納的なプロセス）。本研究で提唱される障害のモデルの基礎を成す軸は、(1)障害概念の文化的な相対性、(2)障害者と社会の相互関係、(3) 開発途上国の障害（者）の多様性 (4)インペアメントとリハビリテーションの建設的な取り戻し、(5) 障害者の普遍的な人権と法的な強制措置であり、包括的でもある。

　This paper reviews the process and outcomes of constructing a new model, the "Rights Model of Disability", which is particular to the target region, namely the low-GDP/capita Arab countries. In the latter part of this paper, the validity of this model will be field-tested in a deductive manner, in two pilot countries, namely Jordan and Lebanon. The author is of the view that the solution for inclusive disability development and/or development cooperation must be based on the cultural particularity of a recipient country. The methodology adopted in this study is the so-called "triangulation" method, with three phases. First, it describes the process and outcomes of the author's "Rights Model of Disability", which had been constructed during her 13-year working and living experience in the region, and based on the analysis of ample data collected during this period, such as interviews, case studies and other documented materials. Thus, this initial phase is an inductive ground theory construction process. The proposed model, the Rights Model of Disability, is comprehensive in its nature, and composed of five key components, namely, (1) cultural relativism about the concept of disability, (2) mutual interaction between a disabled individual and his/her society (environments), (3) diversity existing among different disabilities and disabled people, (4) revitalizing the concept of rehabilitation and impairment, and (5) universal human rights, antidiscrimination law and complementary proactive measures.

　This modal may be applied in the development cooperation field, with the "twin-track approach" of empowerment of disabled individuals and disability mainstreaming into development.