Hwaseong City Holds Plaque Ceremony for "Ramp Installation Support Project" to Create Barrier-Free Village

Ramps to Be Installed at 200 Small Stores in Hwaseong City This Year
Barrier-Free Environment Project for People with Limited Mobility
"Ardim Store" Plaque Ceremony Held in Dongtan and Hyangnam
AAC Menus to Be Distributed Alongside Ramp Installations

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province will support the installation of ramps to create a barrier-free environment at 200 small stores within the year.

Participants are unveiling the plaque at the plaque ceremony for the slope installation support project held by Hwaseong City on the 20th at Gyeongseongjip Hyangnam Branch. Provided by Hwaseong City

Hwaseong City announced on the 21st that it held a "Plaque Ceremony for the Slope Installation Support Project" on the 20th at the Chidongcheon Shopping District in Dongtan and at the Gyeongseongjip Hyangnam Branch.

This project, promoted as part of the "Creating a Barrier-Free Village" initiative, aims to improve mobility by installing ramps at the entrances of small shops for people with disabilities and other individuals with limited mobility.

The project is operated by Hwaseong-si Ardim Welfare Center and Hwaseong-si Dongtan Ardim Welfare Center under consignment. The city plans to install ramps at 200 small stores within the city by the end of the year and distribute "Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)" menus, which are communication tools that assist with communication through pictures.

The support targets facilities that are not required by law to install ramps, including those built before April 27, 2022, or small facilities with a floor area of less than 50 square meters.

During the plaque ceremony, there was a demonstration of ramp installation and the unveiling of the "Ardim Store" plaque. "Ardim Store" is an abbreviation for "Areumdaun Didimdol Store," meaning a store that serves as a stepping stone for both people with and without disabilities by providing ramps and AAC menus.

Park Jungeun, head of the Welfare for the Disabled Division of Hwaseong City, said, "We will continue our efforts to realize a barrier-free city where everyone can move and live safely without discrimination."

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