Gyeonggi Province Installs Dedicated Washing Facilities for Persons with Stoma and Urostomy Disabilities at Welfare Support Center

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province has installed washing facilities for persons with stoma and urostomy disabilities at the Gyeonggi Province Disability Welfare Comprehensive Support Center (Noorim Center), a provincial delegated facility, marking the first such installation at a provincial public facility.

‘Persons with stoma and urostomy disabilities’ are individuals with bowel or urinary function disorders who have undergone stoma or urostomy procedures and face restrictions in their daily lives.

Since they lack sphincter control functions, they must empty their pouches 24 hours a day as needed. However, many have experienced inconvenience due to the lack of separate facilities (toilets) equipped to empty and clean these pouches.

In consideration of minority disabilities, Gyeonggi Province announced that it has installed one dedicated washing facility each in the men's and women's restrooms in the first-floor lobby of the Gyeonggi Province Disability Welfare Comprehensive Support Center, based on the ‘Gyeonggi Province Ordinance Supporting Persons with Stoma and Urostomy Disabilities’ enacted in June of last year.

The washing facility is available to anyone during the center's operating hours (9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays). For inquiries regarding use, contact the Gyeonggi Province Disability Welfare Comprehensive Support Center (031-299-5014).

Gyeonggi Province plans to continue its efforts to develop various support measures to address inconveniences faced by minority disabled individuals in their daily lives.