Information on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of Korea ② The government should improve the existing welfare system for persons with disabilities centered on persons with physical disabilities and establish and implement policies that offer customized support which takes into consideration the diverse spectrum of persons with development disabilities, and build an advocacy system so that persons with developmental disabilities can be included in the local community. 11.2 Limited users eligible to use the Activity Assistant Services for Persons with Disabilities 1) Current status and problems ① The Activity Assistance Program was implemented pursuant to the amendment of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities in 2007, and later, the Activity Assistant Services was adopted in 2011 with the enactment of the Act on Activity Assistance Services for Persons with Disabilities. ② Despite the fact that there is a questionnaire which evaluates the extent of services needed, the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Activity Assistant Services for Persons with Disabilities limits the eligibility of applicants to persons with disability grades 1 and 2, and the fact that they cannot select, employ or manage their activity assistants and the service provided are excessively limited have also been highlighted as problems. ③ Meanwhile, when persons with disabilities reach the age of 65 and become seniors, they are denied their right to apply for services and must be subject to the Long-Term Care Insurance. As a result, persons with disabilities who need activity support services rather than care risk regression in terms of social participation and quality of life due to a break of these services. ④ In October 2010, the Commission proposed tasks such as the expansion of persons eligible to apply for the Activity Assistant Services, abolishment of a ceiling on services provided, granting of right to persons with disabilities over the age of 65 to choose services, and the need to develop measures to manNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA 21