Disability in South Korea

In the past few decades, guided by the five-year plan, policies and services related to people with disabilities have improved.

Regarding this matter, the South Korean government is planning a stable welfare model to adapt to long-term demographic changes.

However, because of the rapid expansion of the material space and rights awareness of previously isolated, persons with disabilities will face various forms of conflict and discrimination in new interpersonal relationships.

On October 11, 2004, in Seoul, the Korean Bar Association hosted a forum to discuss the human rights of Hansen patients.

Media reports at the forum stated that more than 400 disabled people, who once had Hansen's disease, gathered together, known as the "Sea of Tears", expressed their experiences and called for special legislation to correct extreme discrimination and their sufferings.

[8] The reason for dividing people with disabilities into serious and minor was that not only did they have different medical needs, but also some benefits were determined by this definition of severity.

[9] Trevor Palmer, an emeritus professor at the University of Sydney and a contributor to the 2011 World Disability Report,[10] said: "From a government perspective, this sounds reasonable, but his fairness cannot be confirmed.

The outside world lacks infrastructure, housing, employment, and transportation sufficient to meet the needs of disabled people.

Consistent with the ideas of many countries, South Korea has placed the disabled population in an essential position in our peaceful years.

[3] The government has provided auxiliary equipment for low-income people with disabilities to improve their self-care ability, such as prosthetics and wheelchairs.

The household items covered are TV subtitles, audio watches and rehabilitation products such as acne prevention pads and orthopedic shoes.