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The plan includes:
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the Rights of Persons with Disabilities after reviewing the First National Report from the ROK.
1. strengthening education and promotion for public servants in the government and local
UNCRPD and concluding observations;
2. reflecting the part of the UNCRPD that is not yet stipulated in Korea on the domestic
law, and issuing recommendations to revise the part of domestic law that contradicts the
UNCRPD;
3. securing the manpower and budget for a continued and well-organized monitoring, and
conducting research to improve the Commission’s monitoring methodologies;
4. including the disabled and advocacy groups in the monitoring; and
5. sharing the expertise and skills of the UNCRPD monitoring, training programs, and best
practices from advanced countries, and strengthening the international network.
The Commission conducted a discussion meeting with disability experts on March 24th
and with disability groups on June 26th, to reflect their opinions on the monitoring plan. It
also collected opinions on the proposal of the five-year (2016-2020) monitoring plan on the
UNCRPD, through the Conference to Promote Domestic Implementation of the UNCRPD on
November 30th.
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onitoring Project on Anti-Disability Discrimination Act
The Commission nominated 172 members, 62.8% of whom are living with disabilities,
including physical disability, brain disability, visual and hearing impairment, for the Monitoring
Group on the Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination against Disabled Persons, Remedy
against Infringement of Their Rights, etc (the “Anti-Disability Discrimination Act”) in six
regions including Seoul, Gwangju, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, and Gyeonggi. It was part of the
Commission’s effort to swiftly address everyday discrimination against the disabled and ensure
the effectiveness and institutionalization of the Anti-Disability Discrimination Act.
The scope of monitoring includes: (1) 90 national, public, and private universities, (2) 135
tourist accomodations facilities, (3) 28 sports facilities, (4) 12 welfare facilities for the disabled,
(5) 35 integrated classes, and (6) 25 police patrol divisions and precinct stations. The monitoring
group estimated the convenience level of the facilities for the disabled.
The Commission made great contributions to the prevention and correction of discriminative
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governments, lawmakers, judge, and people with disability to raise awareness on the