• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.131-138
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• 2004

Considering international trends and foreign cases, it can be easily expected that web accessibility issue is becoming more and more important. While information technology has changed Korean society rapidly and widely, there are many People who have difficulties in using information services such as the elderly and persons with disabilities. One of the big barriers they face is the lack of accessibility of web services. These social problems have been rarely studied in Korea but surface as very import subjects to be addressed concerning IT and welfare policy. The objective of this study is to ensure web accessibility right for visually handicapped and reduce digital divide through development of a recommendation guideline of mobile internet user interface. In this study the trends of politics and laws related to web accessibility in developed countries are surveyed and some advisable recommendation guidelines of mobile internet user interface for visually handicapped to improve web accessibility are proposed.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.491-495
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• 2000

This research is due to know the transformation after Physical Therapist(PT) was educated the Comunity Based Rehabilitation(CBR) at the strong point by Public Health Center(PHC) of the CBR. It was the education of physical therapist of strong point by PHC of the CBR from April 17 to April 29 of 2000 in National Rehabilitation Center. The following is the result of Questionnaire educated 39 peoples. First. male and female are same rate. average age, 33 years old, In the position, regular position $86.3\%$. irregular position $13.2\%$. Second, the $76.3\%$was only working PHC one PT, thc main patients were $73.7\%$ of chronic degeneration and over 65 years old who are treated. they are treating $60.5\%$ under 20person in each day. Third. We asked three Questionnaire. these are, first need CBR education. second, participating of the PT of the CBR projects, third. suggesting the CBR the another in the PHC. The most of $97.4\%$ was answered the Positive. $89.5\%$ agreed that they can offer physical therapy to handicapped man without responsibility. And all of these answered $100\%$ that they want to ewer the physical therapy when they meet the Handicapped. Are you can aviable to assess the part of handicapped they answered $77.1\%$, to therapeutic exercise $52.6\%$, to transfer and family education $47.4\%$, to gait training and family education $15.3\%$. In the welfare policy. introduce job and rehabilitation information side, having answer $44.7\%$. It was negative. In the filed of social welfare also is it possible for them to educate for the another medical staffs and volunteers is PHC. It was $52.6\%$. In Conclusion, needs and participant's rate was high all the people but it was the less in professional physical therapy.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.475-489
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• 2000

This research is due to know the transformation after Physical Therapist(PT) was educated the Comunity Based Rehabilitation(CBR) at the strong point by Public Health tenter(PHC) of the CBR. It was the education of physical therapist of strong point by PHC of the CBR from April 17 to April 29 of 2000 in National Rehabilitation Center. The fellowing is the result of Questionnaire educated 39 peoples. First, male and female are same rate, average age, 33 years old, In the position, regular position $86.3\%$. irregular position $13.2\%$. Second. the $76.3\%$ was only working PHC one PT. the main patients were $73.7\%$ of chronic degeneration and over 65 years old who are treated, they are treating $60.5\%$ under 20 person in each day. Third. We asked thru Questionnaire, these are first, need CBR education. second. participating of the PT of the CBR projects. third. suggesting the CBR the another in the PHC. The most of $97.4\%$ was answered the positive. $89.5\%$ agreed that they can offer physical therapy to Handicapped man without responsibility. And all of these answered $100\%$ that they want to offer the physical therapy when they meet the handicapped. Are you can aviable to assess the part of handicapped they answered $71.1\%$, to therapeutic exorcise $52.6\%$, to transfer and family education $47.4\%$, to gait training and family education $55.3\%$. In the welfare policy, introduce job and rehabilitation information side. having answer$44.7\%$. It was negative. In the filed of social welfare also is it possible for them to educate far the another medical staffs and volunteers is PHC. It was $52.6\%$. In Conclusion, needs and participant's rate was high all the people but it was the less in professional physical therapy.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.961-971
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was firstly to provide fundamental data on the activation for the IP-based video phone for the special consumer related to the physically handicapped; secondly to inform empirical data for the consumer public policy in the information technology market, specially for the deaf people. The results of study showed that consumer needs extend to not only simple voice communication for general consumers but also special demands for both the handicapped and the elderly. This study also indicated that VoIP's characteristics of technology would be easily applied to the TRS or VRS which can be adapted to the special consumer market so that VoIP service would be optimal technology for the special consumers like the deaf. In order to successfully implement TRS & VRS business, the paper proposed as follows; 1) the provision of VoIP service enable to satisfying consumers in special market such as the deaf market and the elderly market, 2) the necessity of supporting policy by the related law, and 3) the construction of the system inducing interests from the market participants.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.309-327
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• 2010

Regardless of age, ethnic group, status, public library service should be provided equally to everyone. However, people with disabilities have been recognized as a uncomfortable facility for public library. In this study was investigated and analyzed the library anxiety of public library handicapped users utilize K-LAS. As a result, Library anxiety is very differed according to sex, age categories, disability type, the frequency of library visit, purpose of visit, Especially, the factor on library staff and psychological.emotional factor was high.

• Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.659-669
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• 2011

Objective: The aim of this study is to suggest a package layout guideline for low-floor bus by interview with passengers and observations of their behavior. Background: Increasing attention has been introduced the low-floor bus to be more suitable for use by transportation handicapped. Complex issues are involved in providing comfortable services to all people. We are going to suggest package layout guidelines for more comfortable and suitable travel to all people. Method: The two times of survey and video observation sessions were conducted on low-floor buses in Seoul; (1) a finding of potential issues in the first session, (2) a confirming of issues from the last session. Results: The three of major issues were founded in this study; (1) difficulties in supporting body when standing, (2) difficulties in sitting on front wheel pan seat, (3) difficulties in passing through the aisle. Conclusion: There were clear differences between public and transportation handicapped in using some tools which are used for support body such as roof hand rails, side hand rails, and hand rail rings. Some of design problems were founded to improve from the perspective of ergonomics and universal design. Such differences and design guidelines have to be considered in bus design as well as commercial vehicle. Application: The proposed design guidelines can be used to development of low-floor bus and other public transportations.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.171-192
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• 2009

To date, large print books have been published in Korea only for partially-sighted persons. However, as a recent explanation in the Reading Culture Promotion Act indicates, people who cannot use reading materials due to old age are now also considered to be reading-handicapped. This study is aimed at investigating the proper characteristics for the improvement of print publication for elderly people using data from a survey of 80 elderly persons. This study identified elderly people's preferences on the major characteristics of large format books such as font style, character size, line width, and page layout, derived from both quantitative and quantitative research methods.

• International Journal of Railway
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• v.1 no.4
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• pp.143-148
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• 2008

This paper is the output of a collaborative European project concerning the barrier free accessibility for disabled persons to regional and long distance trains in Europe. Disabled people represent around 13% of the population in Europe. This is approximately 63 million people. The range of disabilities includes people with reduced mobility including wheel chair users, viewing and hearing impaired people and other forms of impairment. Improving accessibility aims at contributing to the provision of public transport services to all citizens in an equitable way. The purpose of the project was to analyse and to evaluate the existing solutions at selected European railways for all required modules at the entrance (doors, information and safety solutions), to derive a design concept, to develop a mock-up in meeting the needs of rail travellers with the above mentioned impairments and to test it with user groups. The project also aims at deriving components for the determination of standards. The EUPAX Design Mock-up test was performed to verify the advantages of the layout of the train segment including the different modules such as access area (including the access door, gaps between platform and train as well as boarding aid devices), entrance vestibule, information systems inside and outside the train, emergency facilities, toilet with all conveniences and the additional test arrangements regarding push buttons, steps and emergency equipment. For this purpose a questionnaire was developed for the assessment of the EUPAX segment and the additional test arrangements. With the help of this questionnaire it was possible to execute a quantitative and qualitative evaluation. During three test phases 67 experts and handicapped persons from 6 countries have evaluated the Industrial Design mock-up based on this questionnaire. The test group covered persons from North (Denmark) to the South (Italy) and from the West (Spain) to the Middle of Europe (Germany). This is especially important for the generalization (harmonisation) of the results for all European countries. According to COST 335 the information for people with reduced mobility should be clear, concise, accurate and timely. So that all information can be received from persons, they must be transferred on at least two of the three possible ways (acoustical, visual, tactile), a so called "2-sense-principle". Based on the results ergonomic specifications/ solutions for the ergonomic design of the access area, the acoustic, visual and tactile information and the emergency devices including the emergency communication system were developed, related to the benefiting passenger groups.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.585-592
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• 2008

The aging society comes, the number of the old people expended. Technical aids allow elderly and handicapped people to live independently in their private homes as long as they wish. As a contribution to these required technological solutions, a demonstrator platform for a walking assistance robot. robot which has the capability to perform fetch and carry and various other supporting tasks. In this study, we addresses the development of a walking assistance robot system. We execute static analysis, vibration analysis and flexible dynamics to reserve stability at the design. Each motion of the robot uses a linear actuator and gears. Motion can be distinguished into 3 parts depending on the up & down, rotation, and cushion trans. In each motion, we compare the displacement of the case to be rigid with the case to be flexible. As a result, manufactured and feasibility of the walking assistance robot is validated through preliminary experiments.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.416-421
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• 2001

The subway station platform is designed in high platform for quick getting in/out which is against ordinary train platform. Out of 370 Metropolitan subway station platforms, subway stations which have cured platform are about 38％. In these cases, as the distance between subway and platform would become longer, handicapped people's wheelchairs, baby carriers and old and feeble people can feel uncomfortable when they are getting in and out Also, passengers often fall into track because of the height difference between high platform and track. And if passengers go down on track to pick up something fallen, they sometime fail to climb up and happen to hit against subway. To solve out these kind of inconveniences and prevent accidents, we have developed subway station high platform safety system and finished tests. This safety system is consisted of safety block, screened door and safety wall. This study explained the composition and function of this system and presented the test result to identify its performance.