Korea Racing Authority Busan Gyeongnam Horse Racing Park Supports Summer Travel for People with Developmental Disabilities

A donation ceremony supporting family trips for individuals with developmental disabilities was held on the 20th at Busan Gyeongnam Horse Racing Park.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] “Woo to the Young to the Woo! Dong to the Geu to the Rami!”

This is the greeting between Woo Young-woo, the protagonist of the popular drama 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo,' and her close friend Donggeurami. The friend, whom the protagonist with autism spectrum disorder?a type of developmental disability?met during adolescence, is portrayed as a steadfast ally who always offers unwavering support without prejudice.

Korea Racing Authority Busan-Gyeongnam Racing Park (Director Song Dae-young) partnered with the Busan Regional Problem-Solving Platform to donate 10 million KRW to the Busan Social Economy Distribution Center on the 20th to support family trips for people with developmental disabilities and improve public awareness.

This donation will be used to plan trips where adolescents with developmental disabilities and non-disabled adolescents travel together to raise awareness about the independence of people with developmental disabilities. Starting in September, a travel program including 'one-stop services' such as transportation, tourism, and accommodation will be conducted for 40 people from 10 families.

Recently, trends regarding people with developmental disabilities, such as the Disability Discrimination Act and deinstitutionalization policies, have shifted toward supporting them to live as members of the community alongside their neighbors.

The Racing Authority explained the background of this project, stating, “If the awareness of local residents living with them does not change first, there will be limits to their independence and coexistence.”

A Korea Racing Authority official said, “The Authority has continuously operated social contribution projects for people with developmental disabilities, such as rehabilitation healing horseback riding,” and added, “In the future, we will expand projects aimed at improving public awareness beyond direct support for people with developmental disabilities.”

Korea Racing Authority Busan-Gyeongnam Racing Park is working with the Busan and Gyeongnam Regional Problem-Solving Platforms to address local social issues to ensure there are no welfare blind spots.

The Regional Problem-Solving Platform is a social contribution model where citizens directly identify local problems and form a collaborative system with civil society, public institutions, government, and local governments to solve regional difficulties.

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