Dongdaemun-gu Publishes 'Dongdaemun-gu Newsletter Braille Edition' for the Visually Impaired
Producing 250 copies of 40 pages monthly... Distributed to visually impaired residents and welfare facilities
Im Juseong, head of the Dongdaemun District branch of the Seoul Association of the Visually Impaired, is reading the 'Dongdaemun District Newsletter Braille Board' with guidance from a district office employee.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) has started publishing the "Dongdaemun-gu Newsletter Braille Edition" for the visually impaired from this month.
The "Dongdaemun-gu Newsletter Braille Edition" converts the monthly Dongdaemun-gu newsletter into braille so that residents with visual impairments can also read it. It is produced once a month, with 250 copies of 40 pages each.
The "Dongdaemun-gu Newsletter Braille Edition" includes selected content from the "Dongdaemun-gu Newsletter" that is useful for the visually impaired, such as △ district administration news △ welfare services △ health information, and various other lifestyle information.
Mr. Choi Sang-min (resident of Jangan-dong), a visually impaired person who received the first issue of the "Dongdaemun-gu Newsletter Braille Edition" published on the 4th, said, "My family used to read the monthly Dongdaemun-gu newsletter and share useful information with me, but now I am happy to be able to read the Dongdaemun-gu newsletter in braille myself."
The district expects that the publication of the "Dongdaemun-gu Newsletter Braille Edition" will enhance accessibility, understanding, and participation in district administration information for the visually impaired.
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Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, "I hope the Dongdaemun-gu Newsletter Braille Edition will help residents with visual impairments participate more actively in district administration," and added, "We will continue to make great efforts to bridge the information gap among residents."
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