Jinan County Council Member Jeong Ok-ju's 5-Minute Free Speech

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Go Dallyoung] On the 16th, Jinangun Council member Jeong Okju demanded the activation of support services for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities through a 5-minute free speech at the 261st 1st regular meeting plenary session.

Council member Jeong Okju pointed out that children and adolescents with disabilities are expressing economic and emotional burdens and difficulties in transportation, medical expenses, and education compared to non-disabled people due to health problems. She noted that in Jinangun, elementary school children attending special classes receive care at local children's centers with non-disabled children after school, but there are limitations in receiving systematic education.

She also mentioned that although nine children are receiving service support through the developmental disability after-school activity service project that started this year for middle and high school students with developmental disabilities, it is insufficient considering that there are 30 children with developmental disabilities under the age of 17 in Jinangun.

Council member Jeong Okju emphasized, “To solve these problems, the project should be expanded and developed so that children with disabilities can receive systematic care and educational services tailored to their developmental characteristics and age. The currently operating sheltered workshops for the disabled should be subdivided and activated to provide practical vocational education to children with disabilities. From elementary to high school educational facilities, cognitive education for self-reliance, sound personality cultivation, education to resolve social maladjustment, and vocational education must be provided.”

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