MENU

Reason.com

Free Minds & Free Markets

New at Reason: Mike Riggs on South Korea's Controversial Licensing Law for Blind Masseurs

Massage therapy is the only occupation in South Korea where you must be blind to obtain a state license. As Mike Riggs writes in our January issue, blind South Koreans claim they'll be forced into the streets if the courts find the current law unconstitutional, while the law's opponents believe it confines the blind to "a vocational ghetto" and undercuts their ability to pursue other careers.

Read all about it here. 

Editor's Note: We invite comments and request that they be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of Reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment for any reason at any time. Report abuses.

GET REASON MAGAZINE

Get Reason's print or digital edition before it’s posted online