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Court Rules Disabled Person Sitting Sideways in Public Bus is Discrimination

SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent court decision ruled that the seat structure designed for disabled persons in public buses, which obliges them sit sideways rather than facing forward, amounts to an act of discrimination. The Supreme Court announced Thursday the conclusion of a lawsuit filed by a disabled person against a transportation [...]

Activist Groups Stage Sit-in Protest to Advocate on Behalf of Disabled Individuals

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Civic activist groups advocating various causes on behalf of physically and mentally disabled individuals started a sit-in protest yesterday at Seoul Station. The groups held a press conference inside Seoul Station to state that the government’s announcement that it would revoke the grading system of disabled individuals was “fake” [...]