Information on the Implementation of
the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of
Korea
(Source: MEST, 2010) demonstrated the proportion of such installations was
relatively high in special schools at 93.8%, whereas it was only 78.6% in
general primary and secondary schools installed with special classes, showing that there was difficulty for students with disabilities in receiving integrated
education.
2) Recommendation
① The government should recall that, from April 11, 2011, pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Higher Education Act, all national,
public and private schools must not only install a department to support students with disabilities within the school, but also mandatorily install necessary
facilities, equipment and means of mobility needed for persons with disabilities to move and access all areas needed for educational activities, such as
classrooms within the educational institutions. Therefore, it must undertake
active measures to provide reasonable accommodation facilities so that persons with disabilities are not disadvantaged in educational activities in all
schools.
16. Article 25. Health
16.1 Lack of access to health services by persons with disabilities
1) Current status and problems
① Due to many primary and secondary health services, including local clinics
and hospitals located in local communities, without appropriate convenience
facilities for persons with disabilities (lifts, designated parking spaces and toilets for persons with disabilities), persons with severe disabilities must go
through the trouble of finding primary, secondary or tertiary medical institutions located at far distances installed with convenience facilities even for
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