Jeonnam Jangchayeon Demands "Protection of Disability Rights" ... Sit-in Protest at South Jeolla Provincial Government

Demanding Guarantee of Mobility Rights for People with Disabilities
Around 70 Members Participate in Protest

Jeonnam Disabled Persons Association announced a statement on the 23rd at the Yoon Seondo Hall South Gate Lobby of Jeonnam Provincial Office, urging the implementation of disability rights policies and the guarantee of disability rights budgets. Photo by Shim Jinseok

The Jeonnam Disability Discrimination Abolition Solidarity (hereafter Jeonnam Jangchayeon) is staging a sit-in at the lobby of the Jeonnam Provincial Government building, advocating for the guarantee of rights for disabled persons.

Starting at noon on the 23rd, Jeonnam Jangchayeon issued a statement at the Yoon Seondo Hall South Gate Lobby of the Jeonnam Provincial Office, urging the implementation of policies for the rights of disabled persons and the guarantee of budgets for these rights, and has since begun their protest.

According to police estimates, approximately 70 members of Jeonnam Jangchayeon participated in the protest.

They are demanding the guarantee of mobility rights for developmentally disabled persons who are transportation vulnerable, securing a budget for the operation of call taxis for disabled persons (with 2.5 staff members assigned per vehicle), and ensuring improved treatment for dedicated personnel in public jobs focused on the rights of persons with severe disabilities.

Jeonnam Jangchayeon explained that the reason for the protest is that the Jeonnam Provincial Government has repeatedly given only formal and evasive responses, such as "there is no budget," without any concrete review of their demands.

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