Hanwha to distribute 2027 braille calendar to mark 100th anniv. of Korean braille system
Hanwha Group said Monday it will produce and distribute 40,000 copies of its 2027 Braille calendar for visually impaired people. Hanwha Group has been producing braille calendars every year since 2000, when Chairman Kim Seung-youn received a letter from a visually impaired person and launched the project with the belief that people with visual impairments should also be able to share in the joy…
Hanwha Group announced on Monday that it will manufacture and distribute 40,000 copies of its 2027 Braille calendar for visually impaired individuals. The company has been producing braille calendars annually since 2000, following Chairman Kim Seung-youn's initiative to enable visually impaired people to celebrate the new year along with others.
Starting with just 5,000 copies in its inaugural year, the company has distributed around 1 million calendars up until last year. The 2027 calendar incorporates both braille and printed text, enabling both visually impaired and sighted individuals to utilize it. Users can access crucial information, such as dates, days of the week, lunar calendar dates, seasonal markers, and public holidays, in braille.
The calendar also took into account feedback from visually impaired users to optimize text size and contrast for better readability. The production of this year's calendar was a collaborative effort between Hanwha Group and social enterprise Braille Publishing. This milestone signifies the 100th anniversary of the introduction of "Hunmaengjeongeum," the Korean braille system.
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