Take a moment to think about your day. Did you watch a video with captions because you were somewhere too noisy — or too quiet? Did you crank up your screen brightness because you couldn’t see it in the sun? Did you navigate your phone with just your thumb while carrying something in your other hand? Did you switch on dark mode because your eyes were tired? Congratulations. You are already an accessibility user. ...
May is a special month in Korea — packed with occasions to reach out to the people we love. Children’s Day (May 5), Parents’ Day (May 8), Teachers’ Day (May 15), Couples’ Day (May 21)… it’s no accident the whole month is called Family Month. Flower shops overflow with carnations, and KakaoTalk fills up with heartfelt digital cards. Sending a digital greeting card has become second nature. But I want to ask a simple question. ...
Prologue I’d prepared for this talk as a natural extension of the work I do every day, so I didn’t expect to be particularly nervous. But when I saw the list of other presenters ahead of time, I found myself wanting to do justice to the occasion — to make sure my talk held its own alongside theirs. Event poster — AI Accessibility Seminar: Accessibility for All. Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:20 PM. Venue: NIA Seoul Office, Basement Conference Room. Hosted by: Digital Accessibility Standardization Forum. Organized by: Universal Design Society. Event poster So I put together clean slides, wrote out a full script, ran through a few rehearsals — and headed to Seoul. The trip from Daegu isn’t exactly short, but I was in good spirits. There’s something about being needed, about being put to use, that makes you feel alive. ...
Every year, April 20 is Disability Day in Korea. I’ve been working on web accessibility at a university since 2010, but honestly, I never made a point of marking this day. I’d catch news about events held under the banner of Disability Day, but my own work felt like something that lived inside a monitor — far removed from those in-person gatherings. Then this year, on that very day, I received Korea’s Minister of Education Commendation. ...