Information on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of Korea 2) Recommendation ① The government should first conduct an investigation on the implementation of mandatory education to raise awareness on persons with disabilities in public corporations and businesses. It should amend related laws so that organizations and businesses that do not conduct such education programs can actively correct this situation, and establish measures so that the education program itself can effectively contribute to preventing and improving discrimination against disability instead of simply being a superficial program to raise awareness. 6. Article 9. Accessibility 6.1 Lack of accessibility due to inadequate laws related to the provision of accommodation 1) Current status and problems ① The Act on the Enhancement of Convenience for Persons with Disabilities, Elderly and Pregnant Women (hereinafter referred to as “Convenience Enhancement Act”) designated facilities that were constructed prior to its implementation subject to repair, including public corporation offices, passenger terminals, railway stations, welfare facilities for persons with disabilities, and general hospitals, and obligated them to install accommodating facilities within 2-7 years after its implementation. Public-use facilities mostly used by the general public (such as, restaurants, supermarkets, hospitals and performance theaters, etc.) are required to install such facilities in new construction, expansion, re-construction, re-storing, moving, repairing or changing of purposes after April 11, 1998. ② Pursuant to the Convenience Enhancement Act, facilities commonly used by the general public fall under the exception provision if they are smaller than a certain area size. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA 10