Hyundai Choir of Disabled People Wins Silver Prize at National Competition

The Hyundai Elevator Choir of Disabled People won a prize at a national-level competition, The Korea Times reports. The choir is comprised of disabled employees from the company and received the silver prize at the 32nd National Choral Festival with the Disabled at Kangwon National University’s Baeckryung Art Center in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. The choir was one of 15 teams that qualified for the final after preliminaries in each region. Hyundai Elevator launched the choir in March after signing a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities (KEAD) earlier this year to expand employment opportunities for the disabled. Following a two-month recruitment process, the company hired 20 people. Additionally, a conductor, assistant conductor, accompanist and a social worker were employed to support the choir. Five caregivers belonging to the KEAD’s North Chungcheong Provincial office also assisted the choir.