Information on the Implementation of
the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of
Korea
2) Recommendation
① It is important for the government to establish and implement plans to conduct a human rights education program for workers in public organizations,
welfare facilities and organizations for persons with disabilities, company
employees, students of all years and workers for the media, in order to respect the privacy of persons with disabilities by preventing photographs or
videos of persons with disabilities from being taken without their or their
guardian’s prior consent by volunteer workers visiting welfare facilities for
persons with disabilities during volunteering activities or delivery of donations,
or while fund-raising by organizations and welfare facilities for persons with
disabilities.
15. Article 24. Education
15.1 Lack of a support system and accommodation facilities for inclusive education
1) Current status and problems
① Pursuant to the Anti-Discrimination against Persons with Disability Act, an
educational officer shall designate a department or administrator to be in
charge of supporting students with disabilities to seek and offer reasonable
convenience in order to ensure that they are not disadvantaged with respect
to their educational activity. However, the current status of Support Centers
for Persons with Disabilities at universities (Source: Ministry of Education,
Science and Technology (MEST), October 2010) showed that among 242 nationwide universities subject to the survey, there were a total of 111 schools,
approximately 46%, with no such center or similar organization.
② The statistics on installations of convenience facilities for persons with disabilities in special classes and special schools presented in the Initial Report
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