NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – July 2022 supportive measures should be prepared so that convenience facilities are installed to the extent that there is no excessive burden. ㅇ In addition, even if it is structurally difficult to install convenience facilities, alternative measures should be prepared such as providing human services. ㅇ To guarantee the right to play of children with disabilities, a legal basis for installation and vitalization of inclusive playgrounds should be prepared, and safety certification standards for play facilities in consideration of types of disabilities should be devised. 9-3 Access to information □ Current status and problems ㅇ The gap between the rate of internet usage by persons without disabilities and persons with disabilities is narrowing every year from 35.4% in 2004 to 13.6% in 2020, but the level of web accessibility is still insufficient.9 This is because the obligation to guarantee accessibility is limited to national and public institutions, and the sanctions are insufficient. ㅇ With the development of ICT technology and the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the conversion into contact-free and unmanned services in daily life is accelerating, leading to increasing lawsuits and complaints related to the guarantee of access to information of persons with disabilities. The Disability Discrimination Prohibition Act includes provisions on the guarantee of access to information of persons with disabilities, but the guarantee of access to information on mobile and kiosks will be implemented in 2023. As such, they fail to reflect the rapidly changing ICT product and services in time. □ Recommendations ㅇ Acquisition of quality certificate of web accessibility should become mandatory centered on public institutions, and measures should be devised to ensure access and use of persons with disabilities on websites and mobile apps of private 18