Gurye-gun Maechun Library Receives 'Barrier-Free Environment Certification Excellence Grade'

[Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yuk Miseok] Maechun Library, operated by Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Sunho), announced on the 24th that it has obtained the Excellent Grade in the Barrier-Free (BF) Certification.

The Barrier-Free Certification System (BF) is a certification system in which a credible institution evaluates whether planning, design, construction, and management are carried out so that children, the elderly, disabled persons, pregnant women, and temporarily disabled individuals do not experience inconvenience when accessing, using, or moving through individual facilities or areas.

Gurye-gun Maechun Library was evaluated with a score of 80 or above out of 100 and received the BF Certification 'Excellent' grade.

Maechun Library, which opened in May, invested 6 billion KRW in the project and introduced barrier-free design from the planning stage. It installed stair handrails, restrooms exclusively for the disabled, elevators for the disabled, secured wheelchair movement spaces, barrier-free entrances, braille blocks and tactile guide maps along the access routes, computer voice guidance devices, nursing rooms, and other barrier-free facilities throughout the building.

A county official said, "Although awareness of BF certification is still insufficient, we will make every effort to ensure that socially vulnerable groups and all residents can use the facilities safely and conveniently by improving accessibility in various ways."

Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yuk Miseok kun5783@asiae.co.kr

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