Gwangju Seo-gu's Comprehensive Welfare Projects for People with Disabilities Draw Attention

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Daeseok) is actively carrying out comprehensive welfare projects for people with disabilities.

On the 22nd, Seo-gu announced that it has allocated 980 million KRW for disability pensions, disability allowances, medical expenses for the disabled, and childbirth support for families with disabled members to stabilize the lives of low-income home-based disabled individuals and support childbirth families.

In addition, to promote social participation and livelihood stability for people with disabilities, a budget of 1.48 billion KRW has been allocated for disability employment projects, providing jobs to over 110 disabled individuals since January.

Starting in March, a special education welfare-linked employment project will provide jobs to 17 disabled individuals performing tasks such as book organization and laundry at special schools.

In particular, according to the "Gwangju Metropolitan City Plan for Supporting Severely Disabled Persons with Developmental Disabilities," a budget of 679 million KRW will be used to promote daytime activity services for adult persons with developmental disabilities. To operate the project more effectively, the number of executing institutions will be expanded from one to four by 2021.

Furthermore, to support persons with developmental disabilities and their families who are in blind spots of care, Seo-gu Disabled Welfare Center has been selected as the Integrated Care Center for Severely Disabled Persons with Developmental Disabilities. A project budget of 720 million KRW will be invested to promote support projects for severely disabled persons with developmental disabilities.

Meanwhile, to encourage social participation of home-based disabled individuals and strengthen the capabilities of disabled families, a budget of 20 billion KRW has been allocated for voucher projects such as disability activity support projects. Along with this, from this month, a female disabled home helper project will be conducted to provide comprehensive services including pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare for women with disabilities.

Seo-gu has also prepared 160 million KRW from its own budget to operate nine specialized projects including renovation of disabled-only parking lots, a handwritten essay contest for disabled persons (and their families), bathing services for the disabled, and media projects for the disabled, thereby building a Gwangju Seo-gu type integrated welfare service where people with disabilities are happy and everyone prospers together.

A Seo-gu official said, "Seo-gu is carrying out comprehensive projects that are not limited to one area for disability welfare," and added, "We will continue to discover and support those in need who are in the blind spots of disability welfare to ensure the enhancement of residents' welfare."

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