Information on the Implementation of
the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of
Korea
age service quality, in the Mid-Long Term Plan to Promote the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2013-2017).
2) Recommendation
① The government should improve the operation of the current system to support the activities of persons with disabilities, such as the criteria determining
the people eligible to use the services and extent of those services, ways for
management and supervision, and provision of services for seniors, so that
the necessary services can be provided to the persons who need them.
11.3 Lack of support for Independent living by deinstitutionalization of persons with disabilities.
1) Current status and problems
① According to the Research Report on Building a Basis for the Independence
of Persons with Disabilities issued in December 2013 and the Survey on the
Status of Persons with Disabilities Residing in Institutions and Desire for Independence conducted in 2012 showed that the extent of social support influenced the decisions of persons with disabilities to lead independent lives.
② However, persons with disabilities residing in facilities today face difficulty in
acquiring information related to independence, and there are various problems, such as the lack of initial funds for independence and a residential
place to live after leaving the facility.
③ Furthermore, the Study on the Current Status on Independence by Disability
Type and Improvement of the Support System conducted by the Commission
in 2011 found that cases where residential allowances are either reduced or
not paid because the person with disability was already a beneficiary of residence support, such as free leased housing, the person with disability loses
eligibility as a beneficiary for disability pension due to a lowering of his or her
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