Information on the Implementation of
the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of
Korea
16. Article 25. Health .............................................................................................. 30
16.1 Lack of access to health services by persons with disabilities................... 30
16.2 Continued discrimination against persons with disabilities in purchase of
insurance ................................................................................................... 32
17. Article 27. Work and employment .................................................................. 33
17.1 Discrimination against persons with disabilities in employment as a result of
their exemption from minimum wages ....................................................... 33
17.2 Lack of reasonable accommodation for public servants with severe
disabilities .................................................................................................. 34
18. Article 28. Adequate standard of living and social protection ..................... 36
18.1 Insufficient social protection for persons with disabilities ........................... 36
18.2 Lack of assurance of livelihood for persons with disabilities due to the
Guardian Obligatory Support System ........................................................ 37
19. Article 29. Participation in political and public life ....................................... 38
19.1 Lack of equal convenience with persons without disabilities in elections .. 38
19.2 Insufficient assurance of right to secret voting by persons with disabilities in
facilities for persons with disabilities .......................................................... 40
20. Article 30. Participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport ......... 41
20.1 Discrimination against persons with disabilities in tourism and leisure ...... 41
21. Article 33. National implementation and monitoring .................................... 42
21.1 Insufficient access to remedies due to a lack of investigating officers at the
Commission............................................................................................... 42
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