A Specialized Workplace for People with Developmental Disabilities to Wipe Mothers' Tears... 'Gachimanduso' Opens Nationwide for the First Time in Andong

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Andong-si, Gyeongbuk, opened the specialized workplace for people with developmental disabilities, 'Gachimandso,' on the 9th, the first of its kind nationwide.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Please let me live just three days longer than my child. This is the earnest wish of parents with children with developmental disabilities.

This is because they worry about the life their children will have after they pass away.

Gyeongsangbuk-do and Andong City challenged the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' contest for specialized workplaces for people with developmental disabilities last year, resulting in Andong City being selected as the first location to open such a facility.

The specialized workplace for people with developmental disabilities is a project that supports entrepreneurship education, on-site training facilities, and startup incubation spaces to provide a stable working environment and jobs for people with developmental disabilities and their families.

On the 9th, the specialized workplace for supporting family startups of people with developmental disabilities in Dongmun-dong, Andong, was unveiled nationwide for the first time under the name ‘Gachimandso(所)’.

Gachimandso(所) is a name that contains the meanings of both ‘value’ and ‘together’. It provides entrepreneurship education, technology development support, startup incubation room residency, consultation and advice, and various promotions targeting early-stage disability enterprises including people with developmental disabilities, prospective entrepreneurs, and family members, helping create jobs and economic independence for people with developmental disabilities.

The building is a remodeled closed bathhouse in the old downtown area, with a total area of 486.16㎡, consisting of two floors above ground and one basement floor, equipped with HACCP facilities for food manufacturing, business incubation rooms, classrooms, offices, and rest areas.

The province expects the specialized workplace to provide opportunities for social participation for local people with developmental disabilities and help improve their quality of life.

Ha Daeseong, Deputy Governor for Economy of Gyeongbuk Province, said, “We support the activities of entrepreneurs with disabilities through a direct sales exhibition hall for products made by disability enterprises and operation of an open market, and will continue to do so,” adding, “We hope the specialized workplace operates successfully and this project expands nationwide.”

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