Gwanak-gu Designates Five "Disabled Happiness Beauty Salons"

Gwanak-gu in Seoul (District Mayor Park Junhee) has designated five local hair salons to operate as "Disabled Happiness Beauty Salons" in an effort to alleviate the daily inconveniences faced by people with disabilities and to expand the welfare infrastructure within the district.

Scene from the business agreement ceremony for operating the Gwanak-gu Disabled Happiness Beauty Salon. Provided by Gwanak-gu.

On July 23, the district held a business agreement ceremony for the operation of the "Disabled Happiness Beauty Salon," bringing together the representatives of the five designated salons and District Mayor Park Junhee. Prior to this, Gwanak-gu's "Disability-Friendly Beauty Salon Project" was selected for the "2025 Seoul City Partnership with the Vulnerable Autonomous District Support Project," securing 20 million won in city funding as the project budget.

The district selected salons with a high level of disability awareness and active participation in volunteer activities, designating one salon in each of Gwanak-gu's five residential areas as a Disabled Happiness Beauty Salon, taking into account accessibility and regional balance.

The five salons designated as Disabled Happiness Beauty Salons are: "Seosunok Hair" in Jungang-dong, "Lotte Beauty Salon" in Haengun-dong, "Hwang Seokmin Hair Art" in Sinwon-dong, "Sieun Beauty Salon" in Jowon-dong, and "Gungjeon Beauty Salon" in Samseong-dong.

These salons will be equipped with accessibility features such as ramps, automatic doors, and safety handles to ensure that customers with disabilities can enter and exit comfortably. In addition, customized equipment will be provided, including communication aids tailored to different types of disabilities, low-noise beauty devices, and large gowns.

The district expects that the Disabled Happiness Beauty Salons will serve not only as spaces for providing beauty services, but also as "community hubs" that foster communication within the local community.

The district plans to encourage ongoing attention and cooperation so that these salons can identify people with disabilities who are in welfare blind spots and function as practical welfare hubs by connecting them with various local welfare programs.

District Mayor Park Junhee stated, "Through this agreement, I hope to create an environment where people with disabilities can comfortably use beauty salons," adding, "We will spare no effort to support the Disabled Happiness Beauty Salons so that they become symbols of community integration and make a tangible contribution to improving the quality of life and expanding social participation for people with disabilities."

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