Information on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of Korea 100%, screen reading 10%, and sign language interpretation 5%) which was initially set to each broadcasting company in a bid to ensure the right of persons with visual and hearing disabilities to access broadcasting programs, and take active measures to construct an infrastructure for broadcasting for persons with disabilities. 13.2 Insufficient legal assurance on sign language for persons with hearing disabilities 1) Current status and problems ① Recognizing the various forms of communications by persons with disabilities means acknowledging their culture and diversity so they can be included in society. ② The Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities, the Convenience Enhancement Act, Employment Promotion Act, Broadcasting Act and AntiDiscrimination against Persons with Disability Act mention sign language as a reasonable form of convenience services for persons with hearing disability, yet the laws treat it as a subsidiary language or service rather than acknowledge it as an official language. According to the Commission’s Research Report on Building the Base for the Independence of Persons with Disabilities in 2013, the proportion of teachers in special schools for persons with hearing disabilities with qualifications for sign language was less than 5%, and there were only six schools nationwide that provided support to students with hearing disabilities by allocating sign language interpreters in integrated education classrooms, demonstrating that despite the fact that sign language was a language for persons with hearing disabilities, there was a lack of awareness on sign language in our society. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA 27