LG Household & Health Care, Social Contribution Activity Supporting Women with Disabilities to Spread Their Wings

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] LG Household & Health Care (CEO Cha Seok-yong) announced on the 9th that it will launch a new social contribution project, "Customized Assistive Device Support Project for Women with Disabilities - Wing Attachment (技)" (hereinafter referred to as Women with Disabilities Wing Attachment), which is the first in Korea to support assistive devices necessary for daily life such as childbirth and childcare for women with disabilities to help their social participation.

Women with Disabilities Wing Attachment is a follow-up project to the "LG Household & Health Care Happy Smile Fund," which provided health checkup vouchers to over 4,000 low-income single mothers over the past 15 years. It is operated with funds raised from a portion of salaries donated by LG Household & Health Care employees and the company’s matching fund, with participation from the Beautiful Foundation and the Gyeonggi Rehabilitation Engineering Service Research Support Center.

This project selects 25 women with physical disabilities, brain lesion disabilities, or visual impairments who live in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province and are socially active or raising children, providing assistive devices within 5 million KRW per person. In particular, personalized assistive devices are provided through consultations with assistive technology experts from the Gyeonggi Rehabilitation Engineering Service Research Support Center, along with usage training and aftercare services. The Gyeonggi Rehabilitation Engineering Service Research Support Center is the first specialized assistive device institution in Korea.

Assistive devices are provided according to the life cycle of women with disabilities as either "social participation type" or "childcare support type." Social participation types include vehicle boarding and driving assistive devices, standing wheelchairs, and computer use assistive devices, while childcare support types include wheelchair-attached strollers, height-adjustable sinks, and automatic formula makers.

In addition, self-help groups that share experiences, emotions, and thoughts of women with disabilities and seek solutions are also supported. Kwon Chan, Secretary General of the Beautiful Foundation, said, "Women with disabilities face very high barriers to childcare and social participation," adding, "We hope this project will create an opportunity to enhance the self-esteem of women with disabilities and expand their opportunities for social participation."

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