People’s Strength Representative Kim Ye-ji (front row right) and Park Kyung-seok, president of the National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Jeon Jang-yeon), greet after participating in the ‘Take the subway to work’ protest held on Line 3 of Chungmuro Station in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 28th. yunhap news
Rep. Kim Ye-ji, from People’s Strength, said to Lee Jun-seok, who criticized the demonstrations on the way to work by the National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Jeon Jang-yeon), “We should be aware (about the issue of the right to move people with disabilities).”
Rep. Kim said on the 28th that CBS Radio <한판승부>To the question ‘Isn’t it necessary to meet with CEO Lee and explain the issue of mobility rights for people with disabilities?
Rep. Kim took part in the 25th protest on the way to work at Gyeongbokgung Station (Seoul Subway Line 3) the day before and knelt down, saying, “I apologize on behalf of the politicians who have not shared their hearts through proper use of words or communication.” It was an apology for CEO Lee’s recent comments criticizing the protests on the way to work, such as “taking the mornings of Seoul citizens hostage.”
Rep. Kim said, “I am a member of the National Assembly who is a person with a disability. Because it’s my business, not someone else’s,” he said as he got down on his knees and apologized for the background. Rep. Kim said, “When I saw reports of accidents or inconveniences, I thought that the pattern of the politicians interested only then was a problem even before entering the National Assembly. There will be apologies from the government, but I also thought that we should apologize for the inconvenience caused to the citizens because the politicians did not take responsibility properly.”
Rep. Kim explained, “It is necessary to guarantee all the natural rights that can be obtained through the right to mobility,” explained Jeon Jang-yeon’s request for the right to movement of the disabled. He said, “I’m not just asking you to take the subway, take the bus, or install an elevator 96% of the time,” he said. And I want them to be able to work,” he said.
Rep. Kim said that the history of the struggle for the right to move people with disabilities has been around for 40 years. He said, “There is a history of Martyr Kim Soon-seok who gave his life in 1984 to have his jaw removed from a driveway or road,” he said. He then aimed at CEO Lee, saying, “Even if I speak up, it is only now known because of controversy or inappropriate choice of words.”
Rep. Kim told President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol that he must keep his promise to implement the expansion of mobility rights for the disabled as a national task. Rep. Kim said, “This year is the year when the 6th Comprehensive Plan for the Disabled is established. The first of the promises that President-elect Yoon made during his time as a candidate for the disabled was the expansion of the right to mobility.
Rep. Kim said that the legislative process was limited because the National Assembly Land, Transport and Transport Committee did not include members with disabilities. Rep. Kim said, “Except me, the two (members with disabilities) are on the Health and Welfare Committee. It is regrettable that the parties concerned cannot directly participate in the discussion.”
