Policy for Disability Assessment: Lessons from the Experiences of the UK

Bogcheon Choi
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This study aimed to explore the UK’s disability assessment system in depth and derive its policy implications for Korea. Disability assessment is the process of determining who has the qualification to receive social welfare benefits and services. Thus, this study especially focuses on income security, employment and social service policies, which are the core areas of welfare policies for the disabled. In addition, through a comparative analysis with the UK, the problems of Korea's disability assessment system were discussed and following recommendations were presented. First, we need to move away from the limited categories of disability and expand the range of beneficiary criteria of the disabled based on their difficulties and needs. Second, it is necessary to develop disability evaluation standards and methods that are suitable for the purpose of policies and services. Third, eligibility criteria of disability pension should be focused on work capacity of the disabled rather than medical impairment condition. Eligibility criteria of social care services also should be evaluated by needs and functional limitation of disabled people in real life. Fourth, disability assessment requires a multidisciplinary approach and various professional manpower, information, and qualitative evaluation should be implemented.
残疾评估政策:英国的经验教训
本研究旨在深入探讨英国的残疾评估制度,并得出其对韩国的政策启示。残疾评估是确定谁有资格获得社会福利和服务的过程。因此,本研究特别关注收入保障、就业和社会服务政策,这是残疾人福利政策的核心领域。此外,通过与英国的比较分析,讨论了韩国残疾评定制度存在的问题,并提出了以下建议。首先,我们需要摆脱有限的残疾类别,并根据残疾人的困难和需要扩大其受益标准的范围。第二,制定适合政策和服务目的的残疾评估标准和方法。第三,残疾养恤金的资格标准应侧重于残疾人的工作能力,而不是医疗损害条件。社会关怀服务的资格标准也应根据残疾人在现实生活中的需求和功能限制进行评估。第四,残障评估需要多学科合作,运用各种专业人力、信息和定性评估。
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