NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – July 2022 public defenders on disabilities. ㅇ There are no official statistics released on the number of judges, prosecutors and, lawyers with disabilities. According to the material submitted by the Ministry of Court Administration, out of 3,214 judges nationwide, the number of judges with disabilities is only 14(as of the end of 2021), and the number of prosecutors with disabilities cannot even be checked because the Ministry of Justice replied that there is no separate statistics on prosecutors with disabilities. It is evaluated that there is a lack of systematic efforts to select and nurture legal personnel with disabilities. □ Recommendations ㅇ Measures should be prepared to legislate guidelines on judicial support for persons with disabilities. ㅇ To guarantee the right of persons with disabilities to access the court, the rules on judicial facility standards and court seats should be revised, and regular factfinding investigation on the right to access and BF certification should be received pursuant to the Disability Convenience Act. In addition, it is needed to establish a system for judicial support for persons with disabilities and continue to receive and monitor the opinions of persons with disabilities and disability groups. ㅇ Compliance of the court and the prosecution with mandatory employment of persons with disabilities and provision of convenience should be checked and the result should be announced. In addition, measures to support persons with disabilities during the process of training should be prepared such as selecting law school students with disabilities first for practical training at public institutions. 26