Annual Report 2013
Equality and Family to come up with comprehensive measures for the
management and support of the work to prevent sexual harassment and
violence at universities, and an effective examination system thereof.
M. Recommendation on the Revision of the Road Act for Enhancing
the Accessibility of the Disabled to Facilities
Small shopping buildings often build ramps connecting buildings and
the pedestrian road. Local governments, however, ordered the removal
of ramps as they are illegal piles of mass designated by the Road Act.
The NHRCK received complaints which claim that the disabled could not
approach shopping buildings due to the loss of accessibility. In response,
the Commission reviewed related laws and regulations.
The Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination of Disabled Persons,
Remedy against Infringement of Their Rights. etc. (hereinafter, the "Act
on Discrimination Prohibition") deals with the rights of the disabled in
a comprehensive manner. On the other hand, the Act on the Promotion
and Guarantee of Access for the Disabled, the Aged, and Pregnant
Women to Facilities and Information (hereinafter, the "Act on the
Promotion of Access to Facilities and Information) deals with the basic
provisions for the access of the disabled to facilities. These two statutes
make the right of access to facilities of more than a certain floor
(300m2) mandatory. They, however, do not protect the right of access to
small shopping buildings. As to the Road Act, there were different
interpretations on the access to small shopping buildings. As such, the
Commission found that the right of access to small shopping buildings
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