Abstract
The purpose of this study was to review laws related to the right to health for the people with disabilities in Korea, and to identify the health status of people with visual impairment (PVI) and the discrimination or difficulties experienced in the process of using medical and health services. The concept of the right to health stipulated in domestic laws was reviewed, and online survey was used to investigate the health status of PVI. A total of 239 people participated in the survey, and basic health conditions, medical services, and medical support needs were collected from September 5 to October 31, 2022. The research results are as follows. First, an IT-based solution was needed to help PVI understand through voice or enlarged text for taking medication in medical institutions. Second, there is a need to promote the placement of manpower to provide one-stop support for patients with mobility difficulties in tertiary care institutions. Third, it is necessary to provide free support for essential healthcare auxiliary devices with voice or large text input/output functions through health insurance. Fourth, it is necessary to partially subsidize the cost of personal trainers or implement an exercise voucher system. Based on the research results, a plan to support the use of medical and health services and guarantee the right to health of PVI was proposed.
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