Gwangju Nam-gu Implements Developmental Rehabilitation Service Voucher Program

Recruiting About 60 People Under 18... Applications Accepted Until the 28th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 14th that it will implement a developmental rehabilitation service voucher project to support necessary services such as art, music, exercise rehabilitation, and auditory training to improve the mental and sensory functions of children with disabilities and to reduce the economic burden on families raising children with disabilities.

The developmental rehabilitation service support targets registered children with disabilities under the age of 18 who suffer from visual and auditory impairments, intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, and brain lesions, and whose household income is below 180% of the national average household income.

Infants and toddlers who are not yet registered as disabled but are expected to have disabilities can apply for the service by submitting a referral letter indicating the need for developmental rehabilitation services along with detailed area test results and examination data.

The developmental rehabilitation services are provided with differential support according to income level, and services such as language and auditory training, art, music, behavior, play, psychomotor therapy, rehabilitation psychology, sensory, and motor functions are offered according to the needs of the child with disabilities.

Additionally, parent counseling services for early detection and intervention of disabilities are also available.

Applications for the service are being accepted at the local administrative welfare centers in the residential area until the 28th of this month.

Nam-gu plans to provide developmental rehabilitation service vouchers to about 60 children with disabilities under the age of 18, enabling them to use the services.

The voucher service providers in the district include 11 institutions such as Mirae Learning Development Counseling Center, Kyunghee Learning Language Education Academy, Siloam Developmental Rehabilitation Service Center, Prime Care, Happiness Development Coaching Center, Daon Psychological Counseling Center, Jeong In-jin Language and Psychological Counseling Center, Mal-sarang Language and Psychological Counseling Center, and Nam-gu Psychological Development Center.

A Nam-gu official said, “Through the developmental rehabilitation service support project, we will actively support reducing the economic burden on families raising children with disabilities and continuously provide services to our children who need these services to promote emotional stability and behavioral development.”

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