The country has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, and Emirati Paralympians have won a total of nine medals: one gold, five silver, and three bronze.

[3] 2008 also saw an Emirati, Abulla Al Aryani, compete in shooting - the first time the country had entered a competitor in any sport other than weightlifting/powerlifting or track and field.

[2] The country's membership was pending at the 1993 International Paralympic Committee General Assembly in Berlin, Germany.

[4] Other countries that were accepted at that session alongside the United Arab Emirates included Kazakhstan, Bermuda, Ukraine, Ivory Coast, Former Yugoslavia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Qatar, Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, Angola and Bosnia Herzegovina.

The Committee decided to focus on developing athletes in the following sports: shooting, powerlifting, and wheelchair racing.

[9] Athletes from the country have greatly improve since they first began competing in the Games, some of whom are currently internationally ranked.

Alzaabi Thuraya, Alzarouni Mohamed and Alaryani Abdulla Sultan also competed at the Games.

[8] The United Arab Emirates competed at their first major disabled sport competition in 1990 when they participated in the Stoke Mandeville Games.