Cutting-Edge Assistive ICT Devices for People with Disabilities Gathered in One Place

Busan City to Host Exhibition and Experience Event at Busan Association of the Visually Impaired on April 4-5

Major exhibition items to be showcased at the Assistive Information and Communication Devices Experience Exhibition.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] An exhibition and experience event gathering information and communication assistive devices used by people with disabilities will be held for two days on the 4th and 5th at the Busan Association for the Welfare of the Visually Impaired in Dong-gu, Busan.

Busan City announced on the 2nd that it will hold the '2020 Information and Communication Assistive Device Experience Exhibition' together with the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency.

This event provides an opportunity to directly experience various information and communication assistive devices needed by people with visual, hearing, and physical disabilities, and to apply for suitable products after consulting with professional counselors.

Major exhibited products include braille information terminals, which are learning and rehabilitation tools and information access devices for the visually impaired; touch monitors that allow users who have difficulty operating a computer to use the screen by touch; and special mice designed for those who find it difficult to use a regular mouse with their hands.

More than 90 domestic and international products will be showcased, including wireless call devices that provide light or smartphone notification functions for people with hearing impairments or deafness who have difficulty perceiving sound.

The exhibition is open for free viewing from 10 a.m., and to prevent the spread of COVID-19, visitors must undergo temperature checks, hand sanitization, and wear vinyl gloves at the entrance. For safe viewing, visitors are required to wear masks and follow quarantine rules such as maintaining appropriate distancing.

Hong Soo-im, Busan City's Informatization Officer, said, "We hope that through experiencing various products, the information utilization ability and social participation level of people with disabilities will improve." She added, "In addition, applications for support of information and communication assistive devices are being accepted until the 19th, and a distribution project is underway to support about 80-90% of the product price for selected applicants starting in August."

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