Why Is Gangdong-gu Launching a Comprehensive Survey on 11 Types of Disabilities?

Full Survey on Living Conditions and Welfare Service Needs of Severely Disabled Residents (11 Types) in the Region by May... Information Obtained to Be Used for Customized Welfare Policy Development for Disabled People

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) will conduct a "Complete Survey of 11 Types of Disabled Persons" by May 2020 to prevent human rights violations of disabled persons in advance and to prepare data to help establish customized welfare policies for the disabled.

Since 2017, Gangdong-gu has been conducting surveys on disabled residents in the area by type, investigating human rights issues, living conditions, and welfare service needs to promote the human rights of disabled persons.

In 2017, a complete survey was conducted on about 1,050 home-based developmentally disabled persons (intellectual, autism), and in 2018, a survey was conducted on 682 persons with brain lesions and physical disabilities.

This year, a survey will be conducted on about 1,150 severely disabled persons aged 18 to under 65 residing in the area, covering 11 types (visual, hearing, speech, mental, kidney, heart, respiratory, liver, facial, stoma/urinary, epilepsy). This will complete the full survey of all disabled persons residing in Gangdong-gu.

The complete survey will be conducted by welfare officers at the local community service centers visiting disabled households door-to-door. The officers will ask the questions listed on the questionnaire and collect data on living conditions and welfare needs through the responses.

The data obtained from the survey will be managed electronically and used as information for improving the human rights and welfare of disabled persons in the future.

Gangdong-gu plans to cooperate with the Disabled Human Rights Center and police stations regarding disabled persons suspected of abuse or whose whereabouts are unclear.

In particular, if there are severely disabled persons in welfare blind spots, prompt consultations with related departments will be conducted to provide emergency support and assistance.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, "Through the complete survey of 11 types of disabled persons conducted this time, we will protect the human rights of severely disabled persons in advance and provide timely customized welfare services by type based on the survey results."

For inquiries, contact the Gangdong-gu Office Disability Welfare Division (☎3425-5722).

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