Perceived Discrimination against People with Disabilities and Its Policy Implications
Title
Perceived Discrimination against People with Disabilities and Its Policy Implications
Author(s)
Choi, Bog Cheon
Alternative Author(s)
최복천
Publication Year
2016-10-31
Publisher
Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
Citation
Research in Brief, no. 19, pp. 27 - 29
Abstract
Following the adoption in 2006 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Korea, as a signatory to the pact, has legislated Anti-Discrimination and Remedies for Persons with Disabilities Act in 2007 and more recently, in 2015, made a substantial amendment to its Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities. Despite these and other efforts, however, discrimination against disability persists and tales thereof have been a ceaseless staple of media coverage in Korea. Thus, this study intends to look at changes over the past decade in discrimination against disabilities and draw policy implications.