{
  "id": 15541651,
  "title": "Hanwha to distribute 2027 braille calendar to mark 100th anniv. of Korean braille system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/hanwha-to-distribute-2027-braille-calendar-to-mark-100th-anniv-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T02:32:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261019/hanwha-to-distribute-2027-braille-calendar-to-mark-100th-anniv-of-korean-braille-system"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hanwha Group announced on Monday that it will manufacture and distribute 40,000 copies of its 2027 Braille calendar, specifically to aid visually impaired individuals. The company has been creating braille calendars annually since 2000, when Chairman Kim Seung-youn was inspired to launch the project after receiving a letter from a visually impaired individual. Initially, the project started with 5,000 calendars, and by the end of 2022, Hanwha Group had distributed nearly 1 million calendars.\n\nThe 2027 edition of the calendar integrates braille alongside standard printed text, enabling both visually impaired and sighted individuals to utilize the calendar for essential information such as dates, days of the week, lunar calendar dates, seasonal markers, and public holidays. Additionally, the calendar was tailored based on feedback from visually impaired users, who suggested improvements in text size and contrast for better readability.\n\nProducing the calendar is a collaborative effort between Hanwha Group and Braille Publishing, a social enterprise dedicated to producing braille materials. This year's calendar celebrates the 100th anniversary of the introduction of \"Hunmaengjeongeum,\" the Korean Braille alphabet.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "Hanwha to produce 40,000 2027 Braille calendars",
    "Calendar integrates braille and printed text for accessibility",
    "Marks 100th anniversary of Korean Braille system"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding this long-running initiative into a dual-format tool allows Hanwha to bridge accessibility gaps between sighted and visually impaired users while honoring a century of Korean braille history.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Hanwha to distribute 2027 braille calendar to mark 100th anniv. of Korean braille system",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/hanwha-to-distribute-2027-braille-calendar-to-mark-100th-anniv-of-15544672",
        "published": "2026-10-19T02:47:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}