President Lee Jae Myung claps in a meeting with Korean residents in India at a hotel in New Delhi, Sunday (location time). Yonhap
President Lee Jae Myung on Monday vowed efforts to better ensure the rights of the disabled in a message to mark the Day of Persons with Disabilities.
In a Facebook post, Lee highlighted the difficulties faced by people with disabilities, sharing his own experience of a workplace accident 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. "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 the disabled while also pushing for legislation to better ensure the rights of people with disabilities.
"(I) will fulfill my responsibilities so that disabilities do not determine the possibilities of life in all areas, including care, education, culture and employment."
Source: Korea Times News
