Cheonan City to Launch Official Document Voice Conversion Service in April

35 Million Won Invested to Purchase VoiceEye Service

From the left, the dedicated barcode attached to the Cheonan Sarang newsletter, VoiceEye app translation screen.

Cheonan City, Chungnam Province, announced on the 31st that it will launch a voice conversion service for official documents starting in April.

The city has invested 35 million won to purchase the VoiceEye service, aiming to assist visually impaired individuals, the elderly, and multicultural families who may have difficulty reading official documents.

VoiceEye, a smartphone application, converts the content of official documents into speech by scanning a dedicated barcode embedded in the document.

Its main features include ▲adjusting font size ▲read-aloud (Korean/English) ▲translation, and more.

The city plans to provide guidance on how to use the service and strengthen publicity through senior welfare centers, welfare centers for the disabled, and multicultural support centers.

A city official stated, "We expect this will provide practical help to citizens who have difficulty accessing information, such as the visually impaired, those with low vision, and multicultural families," adding, "We will make further efforts to realize administrative services that leave no one behind."

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