Seoul Facilities Corporation Offers Weekend 'Seoul Suburban Outing Service' for People with Disabilities... Seoul Disabled Call Taxi Customers

Inviting Children with Disabilities and Guardians, Seoul Disabled Bus Trip to Children's Grand Park

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Facilities Corporation announced on the 14th that it will start a "Weekend Outing Service for People with Disabilities" using minibuses.

The service is targeted at people with disabilities registered with the Seoul Disabled Call Taxi and allows outings to desired destinations within Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon areas on the second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays of each month starting from November.

The minibus used for the service is equipped with 4 wheelchair seats and 10 regular seats, along with wheelchair lifts and securing devices. Those who wish to use the service can apply by selecting the date and destination on the Seoul Facilities Corporation Disabled Call Taxi website starting from the 14th. If there are multiple applicants for the same date, the final confirmation and notification will be made after an internal review considering the degree of disability and previous city tour experience.

Additionally, the corporation will hold an outdoor outing at Neungdong Seoul Children's Grand Park on the 17th, inviting about 10 people including children with disabilities and their guardians. Transportation will be provided by the Seoul Disabled Bus (8 wheelchair seats, 21 regular seats). This is the third city tour following those held in April and September. Starting from April next year, the corporation plans to launch a "Bus Outdoor Outing" service where outing locations will be announced in advance and applicants will be accepted and operated accordingly.

Seoul Facilities Corporation Director Han Kook-young stated, "The corporation is discovering and preparing projects for the vulnerable and minorities in line with Seoul City's direction of accompanying the disadvantaged, and the support for outdoor outings for people with disabilities is the beginning of this effort. We will strive to provide continuous and essential accompaniment services for the vulnerable across all projects."

Meanwhile, the Seoul Disabled Call Taxi started operations in 2003 with 100 vehicles and now operates 631 disabled call taxis, 2 disabled buses, 1 minibus, and 64 privately leased taxis separately.

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