Aekyung Industrial Holds 'Braille Tag' Delivery Ceremony with Korea Consumer Agency on 'Braille Day'

On the 2nd, at the Korea Blind Union in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Aekyung Industrial and the Korea Consumer Agency held a handover ceremony to support 'Braille Tags' for the visually impaired. At the ceremony, Song Gibok, Executive Director of Aekyung Industrial (left), Yoo Kyungcheon, Director of the Korea Consumer Agency (right), and Kim Youngil, President of the Korea Blind Union (center), posed for a commemorative photo. Photo by Aekyung Industrial

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] Aekyung Industrial announced on the 3rd that it held a delivery ceremony on the 2nd at the Korea Association of the Blind in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, together with the Korea Consumer Agency to support ‘Braille Tags’ for ensuring the safety of visually impaired people in daily life.

The Braille tag support was planned for the visually impaired who have difficulty distinguishing containers due to the similar shapes of some daily necessities used in everyday life.

The delivery ceremony was held ahead of ‘Braille Day (November 4).’

Five companies in the Household Goods Business Regular Council, including Aekyung Industrial, and the Korea Consumer Agency produced 4,183 sets of five types of Braille tags that can be hung on products, focusing on frequently used items such as laundry detergent, dish detergent, shampoo, rinse, and body wash.

The Braille tags were made to help distinguish products by displaying Braille in Korean letters representing laundry detergent, dish detergent, shampoo, etc. In addition, hygienic and reusable silicone material was applied, and a detachable fastening method was designed to increase usability by allowing use on products of various sizes.

In particular, during the Braille tag development process, the Korea Association of the Blind conducted a readability evaluation of the Braille markings on the products, considering the convenience of visually impaired people using the Braille tags.

The produced Braille tags were delivered to the Korea Association of the Blind along with household goods worth 57 million won donated by the Household Goods Business Regular Council, and will be distributed to visually impaired people nationwide through the association’s 17 branches.

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