By Korean Disability Forum
“FootAct” and “Deinstitutionalization Coalition of Korea” have been leading the cross-disability DI movement in South Korea, especially with “Deinstitutionalization Coalition of Korea” being the first coalition mainly consisted of members who are survivors of institutionalization themselves. In 2024, they wrote a declaration of DI rights and presented it in July.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Declaration of Right to Deinstitutionalization: the right to deinstitutionalization is the right for every person to build their own lives in the community, not in institutions.
