ACT ON THE PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND REMEDY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF THEIR RIGHTS

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in all aspects of life, and to effectively safeguard the rights and interests of individuals discriminated against on the ground of disability, thus enabling them to fully participate in society and establish their right to equality which will ensure their human dignity and sense of value.

Article 2(Disability and persons with disabilities) #

(1) A disability which is a basis of any discriminatory act prohibited under this Act means a physical or mental impairment or loss of function that substantially limits an individual's personal or social activities for an extended period of time.

(2) Persons with disabilities mean individuals with disabilities described in paragraph (1).

Article 3(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows. <Amended on Mar. 21, 2008; May 22, 2009; May 11, 2010; Mar. 29, 2011; Jun. 7, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013; Feb. 3, 2016; Sep. 19, 2017; Jun. 9, 2020>

1. The term "advertisement" means labeling or advertisement under subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Article 2 of the Act on Fair Labeling and Advertising;

2. The term "guide dog" means a guide dog for a person with a disability under Article 40 of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities;

3. The term "auxiliary equipment for persons with disabilities, etc." means auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities under Article 65 of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities, as well as motor vehicles and other devices to assist activities of such persons. The detailed scope of such motor vehicles and other devices shall be determined by Presidential Decree, taking into account relations with the provisions on assistive technology devices at work under Article 21(1)2 of the Act on the Employment Promotion and Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities and telecommunication devices under Article 9 of the Act on Narrowing of the Digital Divide, details prescribed by other relevant statutes and the related provisions set forth in this Act;

ACT ON THE PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND REMEDY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF THEIR RIGHTS

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Disability and persons with disabilities) #

Article 3(Definitions) #

Article 4(Discriminatory acts) #

Article 5(Findings of discrimination) #

Article 6(Prohibition of discrimination) #

Article 7(Rights of self-determination and selection) #

Article 8(Duties of the State and local governments) #

Article 8-2(Fact-finding survey) #

Article 9(Relationship to other statutes) #

Article 10(Prohibition of discrimination) #

Article 11(Duty to provide reasonable accommodation) #

Article 12(Prohibition of medical examination) #

Article 13(Prohibition of discrimination) #

Article 14(Duty to provide reasonable accommodation) #

Article 15(Prohibition of discrimination in provision of goods and services) #

Article 16(Prohibition of discrimination in sale, purchase or lease of land or building) #

Article 17(Prohibition of discrimination in provision of financial products and services) #

Article 18(Prohibition of discrimination in access to and use of buildings) #

Article 19(Prohibition of discrimination in means of mobility and transportation) #

Article 20(Prohibition of discrimination in access to information) #

Article 21(Duty to provide reasonable accommodations in information and communications and communication) #

Article 22(Protection of personal information) #

Article 23(Duties of the State and local governments in access to information and communications) #

Article 24(Prohibition of discrimination in cultural and artistic activities) #

Article 24-2(Prohibition of discrimination in tourism activities) #

Article 25(Prohibition of discrimination in physical activities) #

Article 26(Prohibition of discrimination in providing judicial and administrative procedures and services) #

Article 27(Political rights) #

Article 28(Prevention of discrimination in motherhood or fatherhood) #

Article 29(Prevention of discrimination in sexuality) #

Article 30(Prevention of discrimination in family, home, and welfare facilities) #

Article 31(Prevention of discrimination in right to health) #

Article 32(Prevention of harassment) #

Article 33(Prevention of discrimination against women with disabilities) #

Article 34(Duties of State and local governments for prevention of discrimination against women with disabilities) #

Article 35(Prevention of discrimination against children with disabilities) #

Article 36(Duties of State and local governments for prevention of discrimination against children with disabilities) #

Article 37(Prevention of discrimination against persons with mental disorder) #

Article 38(Complaints) #

Article 39(Ex officio investigation) #

Article 40(Subcommittee on remedies of discrimination for persons with disabilities) #

Article 41(Provisions applicable mutatis mutandis) #

Article 42(Notices of recommendation) #

Article 43(Corrective orders) #

Article 43-2(Provision of opportunities to state opinions) #

Article 44(Confirmation of order for correction) #

Article 45(Request for submission of compliance report on order for correction) #

Article 46(Compensation for damage) #

Article 47(Allotment of burden of proof) #

Article 48(Remedial measures by court) #

Article 49(Discriminatory acts) #

Article 50(Administrative fines) #