"Let's Live Together Too"... Disability Groups' Subway Campaign in Gwangju

National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities Urges Guarantee of Mobility Rights

On the 17th, a day before the anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising, disability organizations from across the country gathered in Gwangju to hold a rally urging the guarantee of mobility rights.

The National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities held a press conference on the 17th at the Gwangju Songjeong Station subway platform, urging the enactment of legislation for the rights of persons with disabilities and the halt of the deterioration of the Disability Welfare Act.
[Photo by Min Hyun-gi]

The National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities held a press conference at the subway platform of Gwangju Songjeong Station in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City that afternoon, stating, "People with disabilities still cannot enjoy the democracy that the citizens of Gwangju shouted for 43 years ago."

They appealed, "During the process of gathering from all over the country to the Gwangju area, people with disabilities had to endure inconveniences," adding, "The number of disabled taxi drivers in Gwangju is about one per vehicle, which is lower than the national average."

After the press conference, they boarded the subway in an orderly single line at the platform and moved to Nongsung Station.

The disability organizations minimized inconvenience to citizens by having wheelchair users disembark in stages at intermediate stations, as it was expected that stopping time would be prolonged if all wheelchair users got off at once, and that it would take over an hour to move to the ground level at the station with only one elevator.

Afterwards, the disabled plan to continue subway promotional campaigns while traveling nationwide.

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