Braille Display in Dongdaemun-gu Provides Dongdaemun-gu Newsletter 'Customized News for the Visually Impaired'
Distribution to Visually Impaired and Disability Welfare Centers... Bridging the Information Gap and Promoting Participation in District Administration
Im Juseong, head of the Dongdaemun-gu branch of the Seoul Association of the Visually Impaired, is reading the Braille version of the Dongdaemun-gu newsletter, first published in early 2020.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) has been enhancing the satisfaction of visually impaired individuals and residents by providing customized information for the visually impaired in the braille version of the Dongdaemun-gu newsletter since the January 2021 issue, aiming to bridge the information gap for the visually impaired.
Dongdaemun-gu established a new section called ‘Dongdaemun-gu Visually Impaired Customized News’ in the braille version of the Dongdaemun-gu newsletter to improve information accessibility for the visually impaired and to encourage their participation in district administration.
The district publishes a 40-page braille version of the Dongdaemun-gu newsletter every month, containing abundant information on welfare and cultural activities for the visually impaired, distributing 250 copies monthly to visually impaired residents and related organizations such as welfare centers for the disabled.
The January 2021 issue included information on visually impaired hiking activities and participation programs at local welfare centers, as well as taxi voucher information for people with disabilities provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
Choi Sang-min (41), a person with severe visual impairment living in Jangan-dong, said, “I am glad to receive essential information for the visually impaired as well as vivid news about our district through the improved braille newsletter,” sharing his thoughts upon receiving the January 2021 braille version of the Dongdaemun-gu newsletter.
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Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “Providing equal information to everyone is the starting point for a society living together with people with disabilities,” adding, “We will do our best to ensure that residents with visual impairments can actively participate in district administration by accessing useful information and new updates through the braille version of the Dongdaemun-gu newsletter.”
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