Lee vows to better ensure rights in message marking Day of Persons with Disabilities

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday vowed to make efforts to better ensure the rights of people with disabilities in a message marking the Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls annually on April 20.

In a Facebook post, Lee highlighted the difficulties faced by people with disabilities and shared his own experience of a workplace accident from when he was a child laborer that left him with a disabled arm.

“[I] will pay careful attention so that your today becomes more comfortable and your tomorrow more free,” he wrote to those with disabilities. “As someone who acquired a disability from a workplace accident, I feel this reality deeply.”

He noted that his government is working to establish a comprehensive health care management plan for people with disabilities while also pushing for legislation to better ensure their rights.

“[I] will fulfill my responsibilities so that disabilities do not determine the possibilities of life in all areas, including care, education, culture and employment.”

Yonhap