Opinions on the first National Report of
Korea on the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities
accommodation in order to ensure that they are not disadvantaged with
respect to their educational activity. However, the current status of support
centers for persons with disabilities at universities (Source: Ministry of
Education, Science and Technology, October 2010) showed that among 242
universities subject to the survey, there were a total of 111 schools,
approximately 46%, with no such center or similar organization.
⑥ According to the result of the 2013 Survey on the Abuse of Children with
Disabilities conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, there were a total
of 6,403 cases of child abuse in 2012, of which 256 cases (4%) were against
children with disabilities. Parents were the perpetrator in 212 cases (82.8%)
against children with disabilities, followed by relatives in 27 cases (10.6%) and
others in 16 cases (6.2%).
2) Recommendation
① It is necessary to provide students with disabilities reasonable accommodation
in consideration of the type and degree of their disabilities. To that end, the
government should continuously manage and supervise the provision of
reasonable accommodation satisfying the educational needs of students with
disabilities in an integrated environment for education, such as provision of
reasonable accommodation considering the characteristics of disabilities in
classes and exams, reinforced accessibility to facilities within schools, support
for their participation in educational activities within schools such as classes
and installation of support centers for students with disabilities within
universities.
② In the installation of special classes and the assignment of teachers in charge
of special education, the government should make sure that standards set
forth in the Special Education Act for Persons with Disabilities should be
abided by, so as to provide an educational environment which accommodates
the need of special education for students with disabilities in all regions across
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