[Photo] Gyeongnam Disabled Organizations March in the Streets "Guarantee Independence"

The Gyeongnam Independent Living Rights Protection Committee is marching in the streets to demand the abolition of discrimination against people with disabilities.
[Photo by Lee Seryeong]

On the 18th, two days before Disability Day, the Gyeongnam Independent Living Rights Protection Committee held a rally calling for the abolition of discrimination against people with disabilities on the lane near the Choi Yoon-deok statue in front of Changwon Special City Hall, and marched in a single lane for about 1.5 km from the statue to the main gate of the Gyeongnam Provincial Government Office.

They demanded ▲ the construction of the Gyeongnam Disabled Persons' Hall ▲ securing budget for the basic plan to support deinstitutionalization and independent living for people with disabilities ▲ securing Gyeongnam-type income-guaranteed jobs for people with disabilities ▲ operation of regular mini-bus routes accessible to wheelchair users ▲ increasing voucher taxi subsidies and providing additional financial support at the road beside the city hall and in front of the provincial government office.