Fifth Gyeonggi Province Disability Overcoming Award Recipients Selected

Gyeonggi Province announced on April 1st that it has selected three exemplary persons with disabilities as recipients of the Fifth "Gyeonggi Province Disability Overcoming Award," recognizing their successful lives across various social sectors despite difficult circumstances through persistent effort and overcoming their disabilities.

Park Jin-young (34, Goseong-eup, Yongin-si), selected as this year's award recipient, is a Grade 1 physically disabled person who graduated from Tax University and currently works at the Investigation Division of the Central Regional Tax Office. Jung Il-sang (65, Taepyeong 4-dong, Seongnam-si) is a Grade 1 visually impaired person who serves as the Seongnam branch chairman of the Korean Federation of the Visually Impaired and engages in real estate leasing business while helping persons with disabilities facing financial hardship.

Additionally, Park Jin-soo (41, Sinbuk-myeon, Pocheon-si) is a Grade 1 person with cerebral palsy who has been operating a conditional disability care facility called "Haetreuneun House" and has appeared on KBS's "Family of Love" and MBC's "Praise."

This year, 29 candidates were nominated for the Disability Overcoming Award. The Public Review Committee, composed of academics, experts, facility managers, and provincial council members (chaired by Councilor Lim Eung-soon), selected six candidates through first-round document screening and finalized three recipients through second-round substantive review.

Gyeonggi Province's Disability Overcoming Award has been presented annually since 2001, recognizing three recipients each year, with a total of 12 recipients honored to date.

The recipients will be presented with awards at the 25th Commemoration Ceremony for the Day for Persons with Disabilities to be held at Gyeonggi Cultural Center on April 20th. Each recipient will receive 5 million won in prize money along with an overseas travel benefit accompanying one guardian.