한국장애인단체총연맹

31/10/2025

💡 일 잘하는 실무자가 되기 위한 필수 코스💡
가 개최됩니다.

🗓️ 11월 17일(월)~18일(화)
📍서울 영등포구 이룸센터 누리홀

📝 참가 신청하기: https://forms.gle/ptUhyoyWJ3C3ZRC6A

#한국장애인단체총연맹 #역량강화교육 #장애인단체 #실무자교육 #보고서작성 #시간관리 #노무상식

30/10/2025

[업스쿨 기초과정Ⅱ 참가자 모집]
💡 일 잘하는 실무자가 되기 위한 필수 코스💡

시간 관리부터 글쓰기, 노무, AI 활용까지 한 번에 배우는
장애인단체 실무자 역량강화교육 기초과정Ⅱ가 개최됩니다.

🗓️ 11월 17일(월)~18일(화)
📍서울 영등포구 이룸센터 누리홀

📚 교육 내용
-업무 효율을 2배로 높이는 시간·공간 관리
-잘 읽히는 보고서, 핵심만 전하는 글쓰기
-실제 사례로 배우는 노무 상식
-AI와 함께하는 스마트 실무 역량

😍실무자가 일 잘~하게 되는 실전형 커리큘럼 듣고 레벨업 해보자구요!

👀 자세한 시간표 보기: https://gemini.google.com/share/ad93111f8bb6

📝 참가 신청하기: https://forms.gle/ptUhyoyWJ3C3ZRC6A

#한국장애인단체총연맹 #역량강화교육 #장애인단체 #실무자교육 #보고서작성 #시간관리 #노무상식

30/10/2025

[Sharing News] A Warm Heart Spreading Like the Scent of Natural Soap 🫧
From employing PwD to acts of giving, we express our gratitude to Donggubat for their warm-hearted support toward future generations.
In celebration of Disability Vocational Rehabilitation Day, the social enterprise Donggubat donated over 500 bars of soap to youth with disabilities and university students.😍

29/10/2025

[나눔소식]천연비누의 향기처럼 퍼지는 따뜻한 마음🫧

사회적기업 ‘동구밭’이 장애인직업재활의 날을 맞아 장애청소년과 대학생에게 비누 500여 개를 기부했습니다.

장애인 고용에서 나눔까지, 미래세대를 향한 동구밭의 따뜻한 마음에 감사를 보냅니다😍

#한국장총 #동구밭 #장애인고용 #장애인직업재활의날 #사회적기업 #나눔실천 #미래세대응원

29/10/2025

장애청소년·대학생 응원 위해 비누 500여 개 기부
장애인 고용에서 나눔까지… 미래세대를 향한 따뜻한 실천

28/10/2025

[Statement] The Ministry of Health and Welfare Must Reconsider the Enforcement Rule Amendment that Undermines the Essence of the Peer Support System for People with Mental Disabilities!

On October 17, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) announced a legislative notice for the Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Rules of the Act on the Improvement of Mental Health and the Support for Welfare Services for Mental Illness Patients (hereinafter the Mental Health Welfare Act).

However, the proposed amendment fails to fully reflect the fundamental purpose of supporting self-help and recovery among people with mental disabilities, and instead establishes an administratively driven structure.

The amendment introduces a classification of peer support shelters into “day-type” and “full-day” types, and allows psychiatric institutions to be designated as peer supporter training institutions. These changes risk distorting or diminishing the core intent of the law, which is to promote voluntary recovery among individuals with mental disabilities.

According to Article 15-4 of the Mental Health Welfare Act (effective on January 3, 2026), a peer support shelter is defined as “a space where individuals experiencing temporary mental health crises can be temporarily protected and seek recovery through counseling and support from peers.”

However, the enforcement rule redefines it as merely a facility offering emotional stability programs, and by adding a “day-type” operation model, limits the shelter’s function both temporally and structurally.

A mental health crisis cannot be divided into daytime or nighttime categories, and the purpose of the system is not administrative efficiency but the real safety and recovery of those in crisis. Therefore, the operation model of the shelters should be designed based on crisis response and recovery support, not by time of day.

Furthermore, including psychiatric institutions as peer supporter training agencies contradicts the core principles of peer support. Peer support is founded on shared lived experiences and mutual empowerment, seeking recovery through horizontal relationships rather than hierarchical, clinical interactions. In contrast, psychiatric institutions are inherently diagnosis- and treatment-centered, making it practically difficult to operate autonomous, participant-led educational programs within them.

It appears that the Ministry has structured the amendment from an administrative perspective, without sufficiently incorporating feedback from advocacy groups and real field experiences. A system designed without the participation of people with mental disabilities as key stakeholders fails to reflect on-the-ground realities, and thus diminishes the effectiveness of the policy. To ensure the system’s stable establishment, person-centeredness, expertise grounded in lived recovery experience, and community connectivity must be prioritized over administrative efficiency.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare must reconsider and revise this amendment so that the voices and participation of people with mental disabilities are meaningfully reflected. Peer support shelters should be restructured into crisis response and recovery support systems (such as peer support centers) rather than limited day-type models. Moreover, psychiatric institutions should be excluded from the list of eligible peer supporter training providers, and a participant-led training system should be established. In addition, procedural frameworks must be strengthened to ensure genuine participation and consultation of people with mental disabilities throughout all stages of mental health policymaking.
Recovery for people with mental disabilities requires shared experience and solidarity among peers, not administrative control.

The Ministry should reconsider the enforcement rule from the ground up and establish a person-centered recovery support system aligned with the spirit of the law. Mental health policy must evolve to guarantee the rights of people with mental disabilities as active participants, not merely as objects of protection.

October 28, 2025

Korea Federation of Disability Organizations

28/10/2025

※ 성명서 전문보기 : https://buly.kr/2fea2oV

지난 10월 17일, 보건복지부가 입법예고한 「정신건강증진 및 정신질환자 복지서비스 지원에 관한 법률 시행규칙 일부개정령안」(이하 정신건강복지법) 은 정신장애인의 자조와 회복을 지원하기 위한 제도의 근본 취지를 충분히 반영하지 못한 채 행정 중심의 구조로 설계되어 있다.

이번 시행규칙 개정안에는 동료지원쉼터를 ‘주간형’과 ‘종일형’으로 구분하고, 동료지원인 교육훈련기관에 정신의료기관을 포함시키는 조항이 담겨 있다. 이는 정신장애인의 자발적 회복을 촉진하려는 본법의 취지를 왜곡하거나 축소할 우려가 있다.

보건복지부는 이번 시행규칙 개정안을 재검토하여, 정신장애인 당사자의 참여와 의견이 충분히 반영될 수 있는 방향으로 수정해야 한다. 동료지원쉼터는 주간형 운영이 아닌, 위기 대응과 회복 지원이 원활히 가능한 체계(동료지원센터 전환 등)로 재정비되어야 하며, 동료지원인 양성기관 지정 기준에서는 정신의료기관을 제외하고, 당사자 중심의 교육체계를 마련해야 한다. 아울러 모든 정신건강 정책 과정에서 당사자가 실질적으로 참여하고 협의할 수 있는 절차적 기반을 강화해야 한다.

정신장애인의 회복은 행정의 통제가 아닌, 당사자의 경험과 동료의 연대가 필요하다. 보건복지부는 이번 시행규칙을 원점에서 재검토하고, 법의 취지에 맞는 당사자 중심의 회복 지원체계를 마련해야 한다. 정신건강 정책은 보호의 대상이 아닌 참여의 주체로서의 권리를 보장하는 방향으로 나아가길 바란다.

28/10/2025

※ 논평 전문보기 : https://buly.kr/ChplxHv

장애경제인의 권익 보호와 경제활동 촉진을 위해 설립된 한국장애경제인협회(이하 협회)가 심각한 운영 혼란을 겪고 있다. 이는 법정단체로서 공적 기능이 정지된 중대한 사안으로서, 관리·감독 부처인 중소벤처기업부의 행정적 책임이 본격적으로 논의되어야 할 시점이다.

「장애인기업활동 촉진법」에서는 제11조(한국장애경제인협회의 설립 등)에 근거하여 장애경제인의 공동이익 증진, 기업활동 촉진 업무 등의 기능을 수행하도록 규정하고 있으며, 이에 대한 감독 권한 또한 명확히 제18조(지도ㆍ감독)에 따라 중소벤처기업부에 부여되어 있다. 그러나 협회는 사무공간 상실 및 행정 마비, 보조금 사용 불투명성 등의 사태가 수개월 이상 지속되고 있음에도, 정부의 실질적 조치나 관리체계가 작동하지 못했다.

정부가 관리·감독 책임을 방기하는 사이, 장애경제인들의 신뢰와 참여 의지는 급속히 약화되고 있다. 중소벤처기업부는 관리·감독 기관으로서의 법적 책무를 다하고, 장애경제 조직의 정상화를 통해 장애경제인의 권익과 기회를 다시 세워야 한다. 장애경제인의 성실한 노력과 헌신이 불투명한 운영으로 훼손되지 않도록, 정부는 즉각적이고 책임 있는 대응을 해주길 바란다.

24/10/2025

한국장애인단체총연맹 제11대 공동대표단 취임식 성료

한국장애인단체총연맹(이하 한국장총) ‘제11대 공동대표단 취임식’이 10월 23일 오후 2시, 여의도 이룸센터 이룸홀에서 열렸습니다.

신임 공동대표단은 총 5명으로 한국농아인협회 채태기 회장, 한국장애인부모회 고선순 회장, 한국시각장애인연합회 김영일 회장, 경상북도장애인복지단체협의회 김재원 회장, 한국장애인문화협회 신동일 회장이며, 채태기 회장이 상임대표를 맡게 되었습니다.

장애인단체와 정부, 국회, 관련 기관 등 각계 내외빈 130여명이 참석해 제11대 공동대표단의 힘찬 출발을 위해 축하와 지지를 보낸 생생한 현장, 지금 확인하세요!

> 현장 브리핑: https://url.kr/7qw4ss

#한국장총제11대공동대표단취임식 #한국장총공동대표단취임식 #한국장애인단체총연맹 #한국농아인협회채태기회장 #한국장애인부모회고선순회장 #한국시각장애인연합회김영일회장 #경상북도장애인복지단체협의회김재원회장 #한국장애인문화협회신동일회장

< 제11대 공동대표 4인(좌측부터 고선순 공동대표, 채태기 상임대표, 김재원 공동대표, 신동일 공동대표 ⓒ 한국장애인단체총연맹 > 한국장애인단체총연맹(이하 한국장총) ‘제11대 공동대표단 취임식’이 10월 23일 오후 2시, 여.....

24/10/2025

※ View the promotional post for the 1st meeting of the Wheelchair Power-Assist Device Policy Task Force in Korean: https://buly.kr/1RFFFNp

On July 24, the government decided to expand insurance coverage for assistive devices for children with severe disabilities at the 13th Health Insurance Policy Deliberation Committee meeting. Following the 2024 inclusion of standing training devices under national health insurance benefits, new items to be covered in 2025 include:

▲Trunk-supporting walking aids
▲Strollers for the children
▲Electric wheelchairs for the children

In particular, the newly included electric wheelchair for the children (Category D) combines manual wheelchair functionality with power steering and a power-assist system. Unlike conventional electric wheelchairs, this model is designed for children who cannot independently walk—even with walking aids—due to paralysis, muscle weakness, or risk of falling, and who also lack the strength to propel a manual wheelchair.

This marks the first time a power-assist–type assistive device has been covered by national health insurance, a significant milestone that lays the institutional foundation for future insurance coverage of wheelchair power-assist devices.

This progress can be seen as the culmination of the ongoing efforts of the Wheelchair Power-Assist Device Policy Task Force (TF) since last year. In August 2024, the TF hosted a public seminar titled “Exploring Public System Inclusion Strategies for Power-Assist Devices”, bringing together academia, the medical community, industry representatives, and users. Since then, the TF has continued to advocate for the necessity of power-assist devices and their insurance inclusion through public awareness campaigns and National Assembly audit sessions.

On October 15, the TF held its first meeting of 2025 to review the current status of efforts toward insurance coverage for power-assist devices and to discuss key tasks and policy directions going forward.

For more details, please visit the post linked above, and we kindly ask for your continued interest and support in the TF’s activities to enhance the mobility rights of PwD.

24/10/2025

Korea Federation of Disability Organizations (KOFDO) published Disability Policy Report No. 459, titled “Severe PwD Also Want to Exercise Their Right to Work with Dignity.”

- Researcher Ms. Se Eun Park reports

The report examines the current state and challenges of the Employment Support Worker (ESW) program for PwD and suggests directions for improvement. It raises concerns over the proposed expansion of “1:5 simultaneous support” and discusses the ambiguity in defining “work-related support,” based on data analysis and firsthand accounts from workers with disabilities.

📈 Simultaneous Support in the ESW Program Surges Sevenfold in Three Years

Since the program was expanded in 2019 to include persons with developmental disabilities, usage has steadily increased. By 2025, workers with developmental disabilities accounted for 63.4% of participants—over half of all users.
As simultaneous support (one ESW assisting multiple workers) has expanded, the proportion of 1:1 support decreased to 48.92% in 2025, while 1:2 and 1:3 support now make up more than half of all cases. Notably, 1:3 support rose sharply from 2.0% in 2022 to 14.68% in 2025.

⚠️ Expansion of Simultaneous Support Raises Quality Concerns

The proposed “1:5 simultaneous support” has sparked strong concern that it undermines the program’s intent and drastically reduces service quality.
Workers with disabilities interviewed for the report said that even 1:2 support often makes it difficult to receive timely assistance and maintain work efficiency.

Mr. Park, who has received ESW support for two years, said:

“If the ratio expands to 1:5, immediate support will collapse, and overwork among support workers will become severe.”

He added:

“Each disabled worker has different needs and job tasks. If one support worker assists five people at once, the service will likely become standardized or merely formal, which could restrict users’ labor rights and freedom of choice.”

Despite policy assurances that simultaneous support would only be implemented with the user’s consent, workers expressed skepticism.
Ms. Lee, who has received ESW support for four years, said:

“Due to budget limits or pressure from employers, workers may be forced to give consent indirectly, without their real opinions being reflected.”

Participants urged the government to move away from uniform criteria—such as “same workplace, same job, same hours”—and instead develop customized support that takes into account each worker’s needs and environment.

🧩 Blurred Boundaries Between “Work” and “Daily Life” Create Workplace Blind Spots

Currently, the ESW program limits support strictly to “work-related tasks”, excluding daily living activities such as personal care or eating—even when those are essential for job performance.

Mr. Kim, who used the service for four months, said:

“For me, mobility itself is part of my work, but when the line between work and daily life is unclear, it becomes difficult to ask for help.”

The case of a blind massage therapist who is a self-employed business owner in September highlights this problem. While non-employee business owners can receive assistance through the “work support worker” pilot project, the program remains too small to adequately include many self-employed severe PwD.

Following this incident, guidelines for personal care assistants were revised to allow support with business operations—such as transportation, meals, banking, and voucher management—but still exclude direct revenue-generating work like massage. However, the ESW program continues to exclude many daily-life-related tasks, leaving workers in difficult situations.

Workers emphasized that while clear program boundaries are important, the government must also interpret the concept of “work” more flexibly and ensure stable employment conditions for PwD.

💡 Call for a Shift from Quantity to Quality

KOFDO concluded that the ESW program should move from a “numbers-based, budget-centered” system toward a “quality-centered, personalized support” model reflecting each worker’s unique circumstances and work environment.

The organization stressed that disabled workers’ voices must be prioritized in decision-making and that their feedback should be institutionally reflected in policies to ensure their right to stable and dignified employment.

The appendix of this policy report also includes interviews with employment support workers, offering insights into their perspectives on the scope of work and the challenges of simultaneous support.

More to come in full: https://kofdo.kr/download/%ec%9e%a5%ec%95%a0%ec%9d%b8%ec%a0%95%ec%b1%85%eb%a6%ac%ed%8f%ac%ed%8a%b8-459%ed%98%b8/

22/10/2025

정책리포트 제459호 “중증장애인도 일하는 권리를 당당히 누리고 싶다”

🚨 "이거 지원 요청해도 될까...?" 근로지원인과 장애인근로자 모두 헷갈리는 모호한 기준!

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