Opening of Gangnam Seum Lifelong Education Center for People with Developmental Disabilities

Gangnam-gu Suseo-dong Gangnam Seum Disabled Integrated Support Center 4th Floor Equipped with Job Training, Counseling, Psychological Stability, and Outdoor Activity Rooms

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) will open the 'Gangnam Seum Lifelong Education Center for People with Developmental Disabilities' on the 4th floor of the Gangnam Seum Integrated Support Center for the Disabled (Gwangpyeong-ro 60-gil 22) on the 6th.

Previously, in 2014, Gangnam-gu opened the nation's first Lifelong Education Center for People with Developmental Disabilities in Suseo-dong, and with this new center also in Suseo-dong, it will become the first local government to operate two lifelong education centers for people with developmental disabilities.

The center covers an area of 858.44㎡ and consists of classrooms (6 rooms), an audiovisual room, a vocational training room, a counseling room, a Snoezelen room (psychological stabilization room), an outdoor activity room, and a small activity room. Within the same building, there are facilities such as a welfare center for the disabled, a sheltered workshop, a labor business site, and vocational adaptation training facilities, providing various conveniences for people with developmental disabilities.

The center is available to people with developmental disabilities aged 18 and over who have completed school age (including those with multiple disabilities such as brain lesions). Through recruitment, 36 selected individuals will be provided with customized programs in daily living, social adaptation, vocational support, cultural arts, and leisure activities for five years.

Jang Jeong-eun, Director of the Social Welfare Division, said, "During the 7th elected term, Gangnam-gu is expanding integrated service support spaces to address various welfare needs for people with disabilities," adding, "We will strive to create an 'inclusive welfare city Gangnam' through various policies for people with disabilities, including expanding welfare facilities and creating jobs."

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