Opinions on the first National Report of
Korea on the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities
10.1
Access to public transportation ................................................................................................................. 23
11. Article 21. Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information .... 25
11.1
Access to information for persons with visual and hearing disabilities .................................. 25
11.2
Sign language for persons with hearing disabilities ........................................................................ 27
12. Article 24. Education ....................................................................................... 28
12.1
Reasonable accommodation and support system for students with disabilities ............... 28
13. Article 25. Health .............................................................................................. 31
13.1
Medical care for persons with disabilities ............................................................................................. 31
13.2
Insurance purchase by persons with disabilities ................................................................................ 32
14. Article 27. Work and employment .................................................................. 33
14.1
Exemption of persons with disabilities from the minimum wage regulation ...................... 33
14.2
Employment Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities..................................................... 34
15. Article 28. Adequate standard of living and social protection ..................... 36
15.1
Exemption from the Basic Livelihood Allowance; persons with a guardian .......................... 36
16. Article 29. Participation in political and public life ....................................... 37
16.1
Suffrage of persons with disabilities ........................................................................................................ 37
16.2
Voting by persons with disabilities in facilities they reside in ..................................................... 39
17. Article 31. Statistics and Data Collection ....................................................... 40
17.1
Statistics on human rights of persons with disabilities. .................................................................. 40
18. Article 33. National implementation and monitoring .................................... 41
18.1
National Human Rights Commission as Monitoring Organization of the Convention ... 41
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