[Provided by Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities]
[Provided by Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities]

A plain-language guide has been published to help workers with disabilities recognize and manage mental health challenges — including anxiety, depression and anger — that they may encounter at work or in daily life.

The Employment Development Institute of the Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities announced Thursday that it had published and begun distributing a mental health guide for workers with disabilities titled "Protecting My Mental Health."

The guide was designed to help workers with disabilities assess their own mental state and easily understand and apply the information they need. It is a revised and simplified version of "Easy-to-Read Mental Health Guide for People with Developmental Disabilities," published by the institute in 2023, recast with plainer text and illustrations.

Sosohansotong, a social enterprise specializing in accessible information for people with disabilities and the general public, contributed to the project and helped improve information accessibility.

The guide covers major mental health issues — anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and addiction — explaining each condition and offering coping strategies. It also provides guidance on self-care in daily life and information on relevant professional support services.

QR codes link to informational and case-study videos on each mental health topic, allowing readers to use the videos alongside the printed booklet. Workers with disabilities who have difficulty understanding written content can access the information they need through video.

The agency plans to distribute the guide to workplaces nationwide that employ large numbers of people with disabilities. A PDF version will also be posted on the agency's official website for anyone to download and use.

Lee Dong-young, head of the Employment Development Institute, said "everyone should be able to understand and care for their own mental health," adding that the agency would "continue to expand easy-to-read materials to improve information accessibility for workers with disabilities."


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