"Are Accessibility Facilities Properly Installed for Disabled? ... Daegu City Surveys 9,447 Buildings"

Daegu City has launched a survey on the installation status of convenience facilities for the disabled from June to September to identify whether people with disabilities, the elderly, and pregnant women face any difficulties in accessing, using, and moving through these facilities.

The survey on the installation status of convenience facilities for the disabled targets places where the installation of such facilities is mandatory, including parks, public buildings and public-use facilities, apartment complexes, and neighborhood living facilities. It is a mandatory survey conducted every five years jointly by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and local governments under the "Act on the Promotion of Convenience for the Disabled, the Elderly, and Pregnant Women" (hereinafter referred to as the Disabled Convenience Act). This survey, which began in 1998, is being conducted for the sixth time this year.

Sangyeok Government Complex, Daegu City.

This survey covers 9,447 locations in Daegu where new construction, extension, reconstruction, major repairs, or changes in use have occurred since the enforcement date of the Disabled Convenience Act on April 11, 1998, across eight districts and counties. Surveyors, who have received prior training, will visit the target facilities in pairs to inspect whether the convenience facilities have been installed in accordance with the installation standards.

Through this survey, facilities where convenience facilities for the disabled are either not installed or inadequately installed will be improved to increase the installation rate. The survey results will be used as basic data for establishing the "6th National Comprehensive 5-Year Plan for Convenience Promotion (2025?2029)" and for policies to revitalize convenience facilities for the disabled.

Additionally, starting next year, an information service on the installation of convenience facilities reflecting the survey results will be provided on the Welfare Map within the official Welfarero website and app.

Jeong Ui-gwan, Director of the Health and Welfare Bureau of Daegu City, stated, "We hope this survey will enhance social awareness of convenience facilities for the disabled. We ask building owners and managers to actively cooperate when surveyors visit during the survey period to ensure the smooth conduct of the survey."

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