LG Electronics Unveils 'Technology for All'... Launches New Braille Kiosk

Participation in the CSUN AT Accessibility Conference

New Kiosk Co-Developed with Dot Unveiled

Showcasing a Lineup of Products to Improve Home Appliance Accessibility

On March 9 (local time), LG Electronics participated in 'CSUN AT 2026,' an accessibility conference held over four days in Anaheim, United States, introducing a variety of solutions designed to make products conveniently usable for everyone. At this event, the company also unveiled for the first time a new kiosk, co-developed with Dot, a company specializing in braille devices.

CSUN AT is an assistive technology (AT) event hosted by California State University, Northridge (CSUN), and is regarded as the world's largest conference focused on accessibility.

LG Electronics participated in the world's largest accessibility conference, 'CSUN AT 2026,' showcasing a wide range of products and services to enhance customer accessibility. The photo shows a customer visiting the exhibition hall examining a kiosk equipped with sign language guidance. LG Electronics. Photo by LG Electronics.

LG Electronics set up an exclusive exhibition booth, allowing visitors to directly experience products and services that enhance accessibility for people with disabilities and senior customers. This year, LG Electronics introduced a new kiosk co-developed with Dot, a braille device specialist, for the first time. This product integrates various accessibility technologies, such as braille panels, sign language guidance, and a screen reader, so that customers with disabilities can use it conveniently. Wheelchair users or customers of shorter stature can adjust the kiosk stand's height at the press of a button.

A visually impaired attendee who experienced the kiosk shared, "With only voice guidance, it was difficult to distinguish between information with similar pronunciations, so I had to double-check things like price or payment details. With the braille panel, I can clearly confirm the contents, making it much more reliable."

The AI-powered home hub, ThinQ ON, converses with customers, learns and predicts living patterns, and optimally controls home appliances and IoT (Internet of Things) devices. IoT sensors, working in conjunction with ThinQ ON, provide notifications for door openings, motion detection, and power monitoring. These sensors offer alerts through lights as well as sound, making them convenient for customers with hearing impairments.

Accessories such as the 'LG Comfort Kit,' which help people use home appliances easily regardless of gender, age, or disability status, as well as accessibility features built into LG OLED TVs—such as 'voice menu reading,' 'sign language menu reading,' and 'simultaneous listening through hearing aids and speakers'—also attracted high interest from visitors.

This is the second consecutive year that LG Electronics has participated in the CSUN AT exhibition. While last year was significant as LG Electronics was the first home appliance company to participate, this year the company expanded exchanges with participating companies, academic experts, and organizations representing people with disabilities. Through these efforts, LG Electronics focused on gathering feedback and sharing its efforts to improve accessibility with a wider range of customers, as well as discussing the direction of technology development that reduces customer inconvenience.

LG Electronics is carrying out various initiatives to improve accessibility in home appliance usage. These include the 'Home Appliance School Project,' which helps children and adolescents use products safely, and the 'LG for All, by All' campaign, which provides video guides on how to use products and services for people with disabilities and senior customers.

Hong Sungmin, head of the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Office, stated, "Our participation in this exhibition is intended to more actively communicate LG Electronics’ sincere efforts to improve accessibility," adding, "We will continue to pursue our ESG vision of 'A Better Life for All' so that everyone, regardless of gender, age, or disability, can freely enjoy technology."

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