Dongdaemun-gu Opens Lifelong Education Center for People with Developmental Disabilities and Sign Language Interpretation Center Deaf Shelter

At least a minimum number of attendees including families of people with disabilities at Dasarang Happiness Center on the 28th

On the afternoon of the 28th, Yudeok-yeol, the mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, visited Dasarang Happiness Center and attended the opening ceremony of the Deaf Shelter.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) held an opening ceremony on the afternoon of the 28th at Dasarang Happiness Center for the ‘Dongdaemun-gu Lifelong Education Center for People with Developmental Disabilities’ and the ‘Dongdaemun-gu Sign Language Interpretation Center Deaf Shelter.’

With this opening, Dasarang Happiness Center is expected to serve as a hub for support activities for people with disabilities and their families in Dongdaemun-gu.

The opening ceremony was held with a minimal number of attendees to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol, district council members, officials from the social welfare corporation Seongmin, the Deaf Association, and families of people with disabilities attended to celebrate the start of the centers.

The ‘Dongdaemun-gu Lifelong Education Center for People with Developmental Disabilities’ is an institution that provides social adaptation training and vocational skill enhancement programs for adults with developmental disabilities after school age, located on the 9th floor of Dasarang Happiness Center.

The education center plans to recruit students until July and start classes from August 9.

The ‘Dongdaemun-gu Sign Language Interpretation Center Deaf Shelter’ is located on the 8th floor of Dasarang Happiness Center. It is a shelter equipped with dedicated sign language interpreters, a sign language library, and an audiovisual room for use by people with hearing and speech disabilities. Anyone, not only people with disabilities, can visit and use the facility.

Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol of Dongdaemun-gu, who attended the opening ceremony, said, “I am pleased that the lifelong education center and the deaf shelter, which were long-awaited by not only people with disabilities but also their families, have opened. We will continue to strive to provide various customized services reflecting the characteristics and needs of people with disabilities.”

Dasarang Happiness Center is a complex facility with a total floor area of 8,160㎡, spanning from the 4th basement floor to the 19th floor above ground, equipped with facilities for the convenience of people with disabilities such as the Dongdaemun Disabled Welfare Center, integrated offices for disability organizations, and an informatization education center.

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