Sejong-si Supports Purchase of 54 Types of Devices Including Braille Information Terminals for Disabled

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City announced on the 27th that it will implement a project to provide information and communication assistive devices to persons with disabilities and national veterans who have been assessed with disability grades.

The purpose of this project is to support the purchase of suitable information and communication assistive devices according to disability types such as visual, physical/brain lesion, hearing, and speech for those who have difficulty acquiring information due to physical or economic reasons.

The supported items include 54 types: 18 visual devices such as reading magnifiers, braille information terminals, and screen reading software; 10 physical/brain lesion devices such as special mice and special keyboards; and 26 hearing/speech devices such as bone conduction sound devices, speech training software, voice amplifiers, video phones, and communication assistive devices.

The city supports 80% of the product price of information and communication assistive devices with national and city funds. However, for basic livelihood security recipients and low-income disabled persons, 90% of the product price is supported.

Applications can be submitted by downloading the application form from the city’s website by the 8th of next month, filling it out, and then mailing it (arriving by the deadline) or visiting the Sejong City Hall Information and Statistics Office to submit it in person.

The city plans to select and announce the final recipients of the assistive device support on the 10th of next month after document screening and evaluation procedures.

For more detailed information, inquiries can be made through the Sejong City Hall Information and Statistics Office.

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