NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA
Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – July 2022
Article 33 National Implementation and Monitoring
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Policy Coordination Committee for Persons with Disabilities
□ Current status and problems
ㅇ The Policy Coordination Committee for Persons with Disabilities was established
to perform three functions; establishment of comprehensive disability policies,
coordination of opinion among related departments, and monitoring and
evaluating policy implementation. However, it is evaluated that regular
coordination,
monitoring,
and
evaluation
functions
are
lacking. As
a
supplementary measure, the government proposed the establishment of a
specialized subcommittee, but it was insufficient to serve as a supplementary
measure as it has been held twice, once each in 2018 and 2019.
□ Recommendations
ㅇ Establish a new National Committee for Persons with Disabilities under the
president as a permanent institution in charge of disability policies which handles all
aspects of disability welfare policies from policymaking through implementation to
an evaluation of policies so that policies for persons with disabilities are
implemented in policies and projects of all departments.
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According to the “Status of new application for activity assistant for persons with
disabilities from July 2019 to June 2021” submitted by the National Pension Service to
commissioner Jang Hye-yeong of the Strategy and Finance Committee of the National
Assembly, more than 90% of new applicants with visual disabilities and developmental
disabilities who have complained of blind spots were selected to be in section 12- 15
where 2-5 hours of activity assistant service a day is provided. Experts pointed out that
evaluation items such as “I can buy things” evaluate various social functions such as
ability to move, manage money, build relations and communicate, but the current
evaluation is limited to movement, so people with physical disabilities score well, while
people with visual, hearing, developmental and mental disabilities don't. It is necessary
to develop manual that can properly evaluate ADL and IADL, and enhance actual
evaluation capacity.
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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff(the Supreme Court Decision
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