Jungoe Academic Welfare Foundation Conducts 'JW Universal Design Creative Space Project'

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] The Jungwoo Academic Welfare Foundation, a public interest foundation of JW Group, announced on the 5th that it will carry out the 2022 ‘JW Universal Design Creative Space Project’ for artists with disabilities in collaboration with the Heart-Heart Foundation.

Universal design refers to design improvements in usage spaces to ensure that facilities and services are accessible without restrictions due to disabilities, age, gender, and other factors. Examples include ramps for mobility and braille tactile paving for the visually impaired.

The Jungwoo Academic Welfare Foundation will provide donations to the Heart-Heart Foundation to support this project. The Heart-Heart Foundation will select creative spaces for artists with disabilities through a public contest and apply universal design. They also plan to renovate outdated facilities to improve the creative environment.

In particular, this year, the second year of the project, recruitment will be conducted twice, divided into the first and second half of the year. Applications for participation in the first half will be accepted until the 8th, and a total of six institutions will be selected. Last year, universal design was applied to four places including Daegu Disabled Artists Association Geonmol, Developmental Disability Creative Studio Loart, Seocho Developmental Disability Lifelong Education Center, and Seocho-gu Hanuri Information and Culture Center, transforming spaces used by over 400 artists with disabilities.

A representative of the Jungwoo Academic Welfare Foundation said, “Many artists with disabilities showed high satisfaction in terms of emotional stability, safety, and convenience of space usage in last year’s project,” adding, “We will continue to spare no support in creating an environment where people with disabilities can freely engage in creative activities.”

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