Hyundai Motor Group Supports Welfare Vehicles and Strength Assist Devices for Mobility-Impaired

Delivery Ceremony for 'Mobility Support Project for Mobility-Impaired' at EasyMove Hwaseong Factory

Kia Ray (Photo by Kia)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] Hyundai Motor Group has launched mobility support for mobility-impaired individuals.

On the 11th, Hyundai Motor Group held a device delivery ceremony for the "Mobility Support Project for Mobility-Impaired Individuals" at the factory of the social enterprise Easy Move in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. About 30 people attended the event, including Lee Byung-hoon, Executive Director of Hyundai Motor Group; Kim Yeon-soon, Secretary General of the Community Chest of Korea; Lee Byung-wook, Director of Seoul Metropolitan Government's Department of Disability Independence Support; Heo Gon, President of the Seoul Association of Welfare Facilities for the Disabled; Kwon Tae-yeop, Chairman of the Korea Senior Welfare Central Association; and Choi Young-kwang, Secretary General of the Korea Disabled Rehabilitation Counselors Association.

The support items include a total of 500 million KRW worth of Kia Ray welfare vehicles (10 units), electric assistive devices (60 units), and muscle support devices (300 units). These will be donated respectively to the Seoul Association of Welfare Facilities for the Disabled, the Korea Senior Welfare Central Association, and the Korea Disabled Rehabilitation Counselors Association.

The Kia Ray welfare vehicles will be used to improve mobility convenience especially for disabled children among the mobility-impaired. The Ray welfare vehicle was directly developed by Easy Move, a social enterprise fostered by Hyundai Motor Group.

The electric assistive devices will be delivered to elderly people with mobility difficulties, and the muscle support devices will be used to prevent muscle-related diseases among elderly caregivers and public service workers. Each support item will be delivered to the final beneficiary institutions and mobility-impaired individuals selected through internal screening by the recipient organizations.

A Hyundai Motor Group official stated, "Since 2014, Hyundai Motor Group has continuously supported mobility-impaired individuals by donating 191 bicycles for the disabled and 121 Easy Wheels electric scooters for the elderly in 2016," adding, "As a smart mobility solutions company, we will continue to contribute to mobility-impaired individuals in our society."

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