Information on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of Korea 2) Recommendation ① The government must devise and implement plans to install facilities that enable the mobility of persons with disabilities, including the installation of a wheelchair lift in all forms of transportation used by the public, such as express buses, shuttle buses, airport limousine buses, long distance buses and rural area buses, to ensure the access by persons with disabilities in wheelchairs, and necessary facilities (such as vocal and text announcements) for persons with visual and hearing disabilities. 13. Article 21. Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information 13.1 Lack of access to information and ICT services 1) Current status and problems ① According to the Enforcement Decree of the Anti-Discrimination Act against Persons with Disabilities, public organizations and legal entities have the duty to provide websites that ensure accessibility to desired services regardless of the users’ physical or technical conditions from April 11, 2009 and April 11, 2013, respectively. The National Information Society Agency, however, conducted a survey on website accessibility in 2012 and found that although the central government and local autonomies marked an average 93 points (out of 100), private organizations stood at a mere 67 points. In the 2013 National Information White Paper (issued by the National Information Society Agency), results showed that the website accessibility in the private sector, such as portal, finance and shopping, which were practically useful for persons with disabilities was relatively lower than the public sector. ② Statistics on the information divide between the general public and persons with disabilities in using information and IT (sources: National Information NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA 25