Pocheon City Launches Lifelong Education Program for Borderline Intellectual Disabilities

Pocheon City Hall exterior.

Pocheon City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Young-hyun) announced on the 11th that it has launched the "Lifelong Education Program Support Project for Individuals with Borderline Intellectual Functioning" for the first time this year.

Individuals with borderline intellectual functioning (slow learners) refer to people who have difficulties in peer relationships, daily life, and social adaptation due to limited cognitive and learning abilities.

This project was established to enhance the social adaptation abilities of individuals with borderline intellectual functioning and to create a foundation for them to lead stable lives as members of the local community.

The project operates through processes such as identifying individuals with borderline intellectual functioning, supporting comprehensive screening tests, providing psychological counseling, running literacy improvement programs, and conducting social skills enhancement experiential activities to improve social adaptation abilities and raise awareness.

A Pocheon City official stated, "In line with the Pocheon City Ordinance on Lifelong Education Support for Individuals with Borderline Intellectual Functioning enacted in April last year, we will strive to revitalize lifelong education for individuals with borderline intellectual functioning who are in educational and welfare blind spots," adding, "We will continue to provide support to improve social awareness of individuals with borderline intellectual functioning."