People with Disabilities Also Receive Online Discount on Fees
Ministry of Health and Welfare Approves Partial Amendment to the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities
From now on, people with disabilities will be able to use discounted fare services online as well.
On the 30th, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that the partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Welfare of Persons with Disabilities Act, which includes this content, was approved at the Cabinet meeting.
The amendment includes provisions that allow people with disabilities to use discounted fare services through various methods such as online reservations and simple payments. It enables online service providers to verify the registration information of people with disabilities with their consent. A Ministry of Health and Welfare official explained, “Previously, personal information of people with disabilities was not well linked with private institutions, limiting access to online discount benefits. With the amendment to the enforcement decree, the linkage between private and public systems has been established, making online discounts more convenient in the future.”
The age at which people with disabilities can be given priority approval for public facility stores or vending machines will also be lowered. The existing age requirement of “20 years or older” will be adjusted to “19 years or older,” which is the age of majority under civil law, thereby relaxing the age restriction for household heads eligible for livelihood support for people with disabilities.
Detailed regulations for the establishment and operation of the Disability Abuse Information System, which collects and manages information related to abuse of people with disabilities, have also been prepared. Disability rights advocacy organizations will be able to submit requests for identity verification of people with disabilities to related agencies through the Disability Abuse Information System. These agencies can produce related statistics to prevent abuse of people with disabilities or support victims.
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War veterans with disabilities (grades 3-7) will also be able to apply for disability activity support services. A proviso was added to the current regulation that excludes war veterans with disabilities from the application of activity support services. Hwang Seung-hyun, Director of the Disability Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said, “This legal amendment strengthens protection for victims with disabilities and enhances the treatment of war veterans with disabilities. It will be a tangible disability policy that allows people with disabilities to easily receive discount services.”
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