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 establish and implement measures to enhance the accessibility of persons with disabilities even to public-use facilities commonly
used by the general public but which are not subject to the Convenience Enhancement Act because they are built smaller than a certain size.
6.2
Inadequate installation and management of convenience facilities for
persons with disabilities in their daily lives
1) Current status and problems
① The details of the current law on the installation of toilets for persons with
disabilities includes installing at least one toilet stall with a toilet bowl for both
men and women, but considering the differences by size of building and the
fact that many persons without disabilities use them, the numbers of such toilets are lacking. In some cases, buildings are installed with only one toilet for
both genders of persons with disabilities, creating humiliation for those using
the facilities. For reference, the results of the 2013 Inspection Survey of Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities conducted by the Ministry of
Health and Welfare showed that the percentage of toilets with toilet bowls for
persons with disabilities reached only 39.9%.
② In case of designated parking spaces for persons with disabilities at publicuse facilities (including department stores, large-scale supermarkets, airports,
bus terminals, performance theaters and stadiums), complaints that illegal
parking by persons without disabilities, among others, is prevalent and the
rights of accessibility to such facilities by persons with disabilities are violated
because of a lack of monitoring due to a lack of manpower are made to the
Commission every year (86 cases of complaints and 14 cases of counseling
in 2008-2013). According to the data submitted by the Ministry of Health and
Welfare to the National Assembly in 2012, unhandled cases of reports for ilNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA
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