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A first in Korea, the Speed 011 User?s Guide has been put in Braille for the benefit of the visually impaired
Transparent plastic Braille letter have been placed over text printed on paper, enabling both sighted and blind people to use the manual
SK Telecom has become Korea?s first to offer a mobile phone service manual for use by the visually impaired. On January 2, the company announced that a Braille version of the Speed 011 User?s Guide is being distributed to SK Telecom branches, major sales outlets and institutions for the disabled nationwide.
The manual explains how to sign up for a cellular phone and how to use it. Information on various value-added services is also included. The Braille text is not raised dots on the pages themselves. Rather, transparent plastic Braille letters have been superimposed over the printed pages, so the manual can be used by sighted and blind people alike. Or, a sighted person can use it to explain the contents more easily to a visually impaired person.
The new manual in Braille is expected to greatly enhance the convenience of cellular phone use by the blind in Korea. SK Telecom has continued to improve the quality of its services to those who cannot see. The company offers reduced subscription fees and cellular phone rates to the visually impaired, and has had a Braille application form available since 1997.
An estimated 83,000 blind people live in Korea, and 5,600 of them now subscribe to Speed 011 services.
The manual explains how to sign up for a cellular phone and how to use it. Information on various value-added services is also included. The Braille text is not raised dots on the pages themselves. Rather, transparent plastic Braille letters have been superimposed over the printed pages, so the manual can be used by sighted and blind people alike. Or, a sighted person can use it to explain the contents more easily to a visually impaired person.
The new manual in Braille is expected to greatly enhance the convenience of cellular phone use by the blind in Korea. SK Telecom has continued to improve the quality of its services to those who cannot see. The company offers reduced subscription fees and cellular phone rates to the visually impaired, and has had a Braille application form available since 1997.
An estimated 83,000 blind people live in Korea, and 5,600 of them now subscribe to Speed 011 services.