SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it will launch the Wheelchair-Accessible Restrooms Discovery initiative, a joint effort with the city’s residents. The project, set to operate from Sept. 1 to Dec. 9, aims to improve the convenience of outings for individuals using wheelchairs, including those who are disabled or [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) renovated the Biseulsan Mountain Park in Daegu as an “open tourist site” and held a completion ceremony on Wednesday. An open tourist site is a tourist attraction that removes physical barriers on footpaths and is mounted [...]
CHUNCHEON, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first wheelchair canoe is now available in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. The city and the Korea Tourism Organization will hold an opening ceremony on Wednesday for the King Canoe rental service in Uiam Lake accessible by wheelchair users. King Canoe, unlike other smaller canoes for two people, can [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The grand prize (Presidential Award) at the 2016 University Competition for Original Inventions went to a team from Cheongju University for their “bi-directional wheelchair”. The idea is to remove the inconvenience of conventional wheelchairs that only allowed patients to sit in a single direction, which made it uncomfortable or [...]