The National Integration Committee under the direct authority of the President launches the second special committee on improving mobility for the disabled.

On the 26th, the Presidential National Integration Committee launched its second special committee, the Special Committee on Promoting Convenience of Mobility for the Disabled, at the Myeong Center in Yeouido.

In a press release on this day, the special committee pointed out, "In order to realize a society without discrimination through customized integrated support for the disabled, we are promoting the strengthening of mobility rights for the disabled, such as mandatory replacement of low-floor buses when replacing city buses or scrapping them," and pointed out, "Although guaranteeing the convenience of transportation is an essential element for the independence of the community, many disabled people still experience inconvenience in using transportation."

In response to this need, the National Integration Committee launched its second special committee, the 'Special Committee on Promoting Convenience of Mobility for the Disabled'.

The Special Committee for the Promotion of Mobility for the Disabled consists of a total of 10 people, with Visit Seok, a member of the Society and Culture Subcommittee, as the special committee chair, and is comprised of experts and social activists from various fields with expertise and field experience in the field of transportation for the disabled, as well as major organizations that can represent the opinions of the disabled.

The members include Maria Gong, professor of rehabilitation psychology at Daegu University, Yang Young-hee, vice president of the Korean Association for the Human Rights of Persons with Brain Lesions and Disabilities, Oh Ji-young, a social worker at the Seoul Cerebral Palsy Welfare Center, Lee Yeon-joo, secretary general of the Korea Federation of the Blind, and Lee Chan-woo, policy committee chair of the Korea Spinal Cord Disabled Association.Choi Bo-yoon, attorney at Daeryun Law Firm (Limited), Jia Han, expert member of the Healthy Aging Consortium at WHO Headquarters, Yunhee Hong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cooperative ‘Muui’, and Hyeongeun Hong, Secretary General of the Korea Association for the Physically Disabled.

Afterwards, the special committee plans to re-examine problems and solutions from the perspective of policy consumers, rather than from a provider-centered perspective, and carefully examine mobility difficulties experienced depending on the type or degree of disability.

The special committee said in a press release, "We will seek solutions to create an environment for seamless movement, such as linking transportation networks within and between regions, alleviating the gap in transportation convenience between regions, and providing customized information," and added, "We will not only expand physical infrastructure such as transportation and passenger facilities, but also seek ways to spread a disability-friendly culture in our society so that this infrastructure can be utilized."

Lastly, it was also announced that the special committee would look for roles that the special committee could play, such as inter-ministerial linkages, to ensure that the government's mid- to long-term plans related to improving mobility for the disabled are well implemented.

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