visual disabilities Archives

King Sejong Institute Foundation Plans to Distribute Braille and Sound Books Overseas

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The King Sejong Institute Foundation, a state-run Korean language education foundation, has announced plans to develop and distribute braille and sound books for foreigners with visual disabilities to learn the language. The braille book was made using a mixture of braille and mute letters, aimed at making it accessible [...]

University Students with Visual Disabilities Struggle with Online Lectures

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite most of South Korea’s universities moving classes online for two straight semesters due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning infrastructure for students with visual disabilities remains inadequate. To ‘attend’ remote lectures, students need to play lecture videos, which are primarily offered through university websites. Such [...]