Guro-gu Wins Top Award for Expanding Accessibility Facilities for People with Disabilities

Guro-gu Wins Grand Prize at Manifesto Best Practice Competition

Top Award in Inequality Mitigation... Praised for Projects Expanding Convenience Facilities and Welfare Functions for People with Disabilities

Specialized Dental Clinic for the Disabled in Public Health Center and Seoul's First Hearing Aid Support Project for Non-disabled Hearing-impaired Seniors Draw Attention

Guro-gu (Mayor Moon Heon-il) announced on the 28th that it won the grand prize in the inequality mitigation category at the '2023 National Basic Local Government Heads Manifesto Best Practice Competition' held on the 27th.

Organized by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters, the 2023 Manifesto Best Practice Competition was divided into seven categories: job creation and employment improvement, inequality mitigation, response to demographic changes, digital innovation leadership, community strengthening, and more.

From November 12 to 16, a total of 364 policy cases submitted by 155 basic local governments nationwide underwent a first round of document screening, selecting 172 cases. The final award-winning local governments were chosen through a second round of presentation evaluations held at the National Suncheon University from the 26th to the 27th.

Guro-gu presented policies under the theme "A City Where Everyone Grows Together with Warm Companionship, Guroin, Growing," focusing on expanding convenience facilities and welfare functions for people with disabilities.

The district highlighted various projects such as the Slow Learners Support Center, the construction of a public comprehensive welfare center for the disabled, operation of a noisy library where people with developmental disabilities can freely read aloud, and a specialized dental clinic for the disabled within the public health center.

In particular, the Guro Brain Lesion Disabled Vision Center, the second of its kind nationwide, and Seoul's first hearing aid support project for non-disabled hearing-impaired seniors received notable attention, earning excellent evaluations and the grand prize honor.

Mayor Moon Heon-il said, "I am pleased to achieve this result following the top (SA) grade in the Manifesto Pledge Implementation Evaluation in April," adding, "We will continue to do our best to create a city where everyone lives happily together."

Meanwhile, Guro-gu is focusing on implementing 75 pledge projects divided into six major areas: advanced industry, empathy and communication, safety and health, jobs, and more.

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