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In South Korea, there is a shortage of accessible transit and supports: this has led the South Korean #disability activist organization Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (SADD) to host regular protests in the Seoul Metro.
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SADD is demanding accessible buses nationwide, fully accessible subways, more funding and improved policies. Unfortunately, though, negotiations have stalled and the government has taken an increasingly hardline stance.
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The protest movement hasn’t gotten much coverage outside of South Korea, but this write up from gives a good update as protests enter year three and ahead of a February 2 meeting between SADD and the mayor of Seoul.
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