Seoul Mapo Police Station Launches Braille and Voice Conversion Civil Complaint Application Service for the Visually Impaired... First Among Police Stations

Braille civil complaint application form available at the Mapo Police Station Civil Service Office. Photo by Mapo Police Station, Seoul

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] On the 6th, the Mapo Police Station in Seoul announced that it will be the first police station to provide police complaint forms, such as assembly reports, converted into braille and audio so that visually impaired individuals can submit complaints.

Until now, visually impaired people had no choice but to rely on assistants when submitting complaints to police stations, making it difficult to know the procedures or details specifically.

Accordingly, to guarantee the basic rights of visually impaired individuals and expand welfare, five types of police complaint forms (assembly report, complaint form, criminal record inquiry application, information disclosure request form, and request form for checking criminal records related to sex crimes and child abuse) will be provided in braille and audio formats.

Before production, consultations were held with related organizations such as the Korea Disabled Consumers Federation, Korea Blind Union, and the Korean Massage Therapists Association.

A Mapo Police Station official stated, "We plan to provide meticulous security services by stocking braille and audio complaint forms."

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