Jinju-si Health Center Installs Convenience Facilities for Disabled Households
Wireless Switches and Portable Ramps Installed in Households with Physical and Brain Lesion Disabilities
Installation of Convenience Facilities for Disabled Households at Jinju City Health Center
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Jinju City Public Health Center in Gyeongnam announced on the 9th that it will install convenience facilities in households for severely physically disabled and brain lesion disabled people living at home by the end of March as part of the community-centered rehabilitation project.
This project is a collaborative effort involving the Jinju City Public Health Center, Gyeongnam Regional Disabled Health Care Center, Jinju Volunteer Center, Jinju Jinsan Rotary Club, and Seojinju Public Sports Club. It involves installing wireless switches and portable ramps for 14 severely physically disabled and 29 brain lesion disabled individuals in the area.
The installation of convenience facilities, timed with the increase in indoor living due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to enhance the safety and rehabilitation motivation of disabled individuals and help prevent secondary disabilities.
Kang Mo, a brain lesion disabled person who received the wireless switch installation, expressed satisfaction with the improved living environment, saying, "It was always dangerous and inconvenient to turn off the switch and move around at night, but after the wireless switch installation, my quality of life has improved."
Hot Picks Today
"Stocks Are Not Taxed, but Annual Crypto Gains Over 2.5 Million Won to Be Taxed Next Year... Investors Push Back"
- "Not Jealous of Winning the Lottery"... Entire Village Stunned as 200 Million Won Jackpot of Wild Ginseng Cluster Discovered at Jirisan
- One in 77 Koreans Exposed to Drugs... Enough Money for 6,600 Luxury Gangnam Apartments Circulates in Drug Market [ChwiYakGukga] ⑩
- President Lee: "20th Anniversary of the Late Dr. Lee Jong-wook's Passing... Will Contribute to Advancing Global Health"
- "Even With a 90 Million Won Salary and Bonuses, It Doesn’t Feel Like Much"... A Latecomer Rookie Who Beat 70 to 1 Odds [Scientists Are Disappearing] ③
The city health center stated, "To support disabled individuals with severe disabilities who face difficulties in daily life and require social rehabilitation programs, we have secured various and specialized local resources including administrative agencies, medical institutions, the Federation of Disabled Persons, welfare organizations, and volunteer groups in addition to the Regional Disabled Health Care Center." They added, "We are promoting social integration through linkage with local resources and will continue to implement various rehabilitation programs and convenience facility installation projects in the future."
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.
