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In this way, people with disabilities say that society needs to change so that they can go wherever they want.

To that end, the government is operating buses and call taxis that can be safely ridden in wheelchairs, and although the number has increased compared to the past, people with disabilities say that they are still inconvenient.



Reporter Hong Seung-yeon covered the reason.



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Park Hyun-man, who suffers from progressive muscle disorder.



I'm trying to take a city bus, but it's not easy from the first step. 



It took me nearly 10 minutes to get on the bus and secure the wheelchair. 



We got off at our destination, but this time the ramp did not fold again, so the bus could not start. 



The impatient passengers hurriedly alighted, and 



[what are you doing, now!]



Mr. Park became a criminal, not a criminal. 



[Park Hyeon-man / Sasang-gu, Busan: The time is delayed and I wonder if I got on for nothing.

(Do you think you will reuse it?) No, no.]



Low-floor buses for the disabled were introduced in 2006, but the nationwide penetration rate is only 27.8%.



This is because, unlike large cities such as Seoul, transportation companies are reluctant to introduce in rural areas because of poor road conditions and higher operating costs.



Call taxis for the disabled are also lacking.



All local governments except Gyeonggi-do are consigned to private companies, but most of them do not meet the legal target due to lack of budget. 



In some large cities such as Busan, you have to call and wait. 



[Noh Kyung-soo / Director of Center for Independent Living Center for the Disabled in Sasang-gu, Busan: We were waiting for an hour to get to the 10-minute, 15-minute distance.

These are everyday things.

Daily life.]



Voucher taxis are being operated as an alternative to call taxis, but they are regular taxis and cannot accommodate wheelchairs.



Recently, a taxi service that can be used by both disabled and non-disabled people in wheelchairs has been introduced.



You can ride through the 'side door' while sitting in a wheelchair and have sign language and braille services, but they are classified as platform operators and are not eligible for the local government's support for the disabled.

[Ryu Man-hee/Professor of Social Welfare Department Sangji



: If there is no government support and no profit model above a certain level, there is no reason (private) to enter here.]



There is an urgent need to prepare possible support measures. 



(Video coverage: Jeong Kyung-moon, Video editing: Won-hee Won, VJ: Hyung-jin Kim)



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