LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS1 AGRSPDD: Act on Guarantee of Rights of and Support for Persons with Developmental Disabilities APC: Act on Promotion of Convenience for the Disabled, Senior Citizens, and Pregnant Women, etc. ARPDA2: Anti-Discrimination against and Remedies for Persons with Disabilities Act AAASPD: Act on Activity Assistant Services for Persons with Disabilities CRPD: UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities EVDPA3: Employment Promotion and Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons Act FAMDS: Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety KEAD: Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled KOSTAT: Statistics Korea LEA: Lifelong Education Act MITDA4: Mobility Improvement for the Transportation Disadvantaged Act MWA: Minimum Wage Act NAAPD: National Advocacy Agency for Persons with Disabilities NBLSA: National Basic Living Security Act NHRCK: National Human Rights Commission of Korea RAAPD: Regional Advocacy Agency for Persons with Disabilities WDPA5: Welfare of Disabled Persons Act 1 The English title of the legislations and their abbreviations used in the first review of the country report of the Republic of Korea (the report was drafted in 2011) were translated for the reporting purpose, and were not officially recognized by the government. After the 2011 review, the official English translation of legislation titles were made available, and they are now accessible in the website of the National Law Information Center (www.law.go.kr/eng/engMain.do). In order to avoid possible miscommunication, the NHRCK maintained the used of legislation titles previously reported to the CRPD (the official version is found in footnote 2, 3, 4 and 5). However, for the legislations which are reported to the CRPD for the first time, the official English legislation titles were used in this report. 2 The official legislation title is the Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities, Remedy against Infringement of Their Rights, etc. 3 The official legislation title is the Act on the Employment Promotion and Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities 4 The official legislation title is the Act on Promotion of the Transportation Convenience of Mobility Disadvantaged Persons 5 The official legislation title is the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities 2