SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — From now on, setting up kiosks requires installing braille blocks and offering voice guides. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that is has released an advance notice of the legislative plan to amend legislation related to discrimination against disabled people. The enforcement decree stipulates that appropriate facilities should [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Wednesday it has established new guidelines for food labels for disabled people when displaying information in braille or with audio/sign language conversion codes. The guidelines are aimed at making it easier for sight or hearing impaired people to understand food information. The Ministry of Food and Drug [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — More than two cases of sex crimes are committed against disabled people per day on average in South Korea, a police report showed Thursday. According to the National Police Agency report submitted to independent lawmaker Lee Yong-ho, a total of 2,432 cases of sex offenses targeted disabled people from [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Good-hearted Shuttle Alliance has been established to support safe commuting for the transportation vulnerable, including severely disabled individuals. A group of seven companies and institutions signed a business agreement to enhance the mobility rights of the disabled as well as to promote the employment of such individuals. The [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — There are still false beliefs rampant in corners of Korean society that disabilities can be passed down. A recent online post mocking a disabled couple for giving birth to a child sparked massive controversy. The post, titled ‘why disabled people give birth’, questioned the disabled person’s ‘motives for passing [...]
SEJONG, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Only one-third of people with disabilities had jobs last year, data showed Friday, underscoring the employment challenges facing disabled people. The employment rate of disabled people stood at 34.9 percent in 2019, compared with the rate of 60.9 percent for the total population, according to the data from Statistics [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corp. (SFMC) announced on Tuesday that it will be introducing a new taxi hailing service for disabled persons using artificial intelligence (AI) speakers. The hailing service requires Clova, Naver’s AI platform, or LG Uplus’ U+tv. The user can simply ask the AI platform to [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean insurance companies can no longer ask disabled people to disclose their disability before extending coverage, according to financial authorities. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced plans on Monday to abolish the obligation for the disabled to reveal disabilities to insurance companies in a move to eradicate discrimination against [...]