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Evolution of Accessibility in Korea

Blog post thumbnail: Beyond Regulation, Toward Trust - The AI Basic Act and Accessibility - Reading the AI Basic Act (effective Jan 22) through accessibility and trust: transparency, explainability, high-impact AI, human-in-the-loop options, and bias/safety checkpoints. (https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/ai-basic-act-accessibility/)

Beyond Regulation, Toward Trust - The AI Basic Act and Accessibility

This post is a record of grappling with web accessibility, public web services, and the responsibilities of developers from direct, hands-on experience. Between law, technology, standards, and reality, I try to answer the question: “Are we really building for everyone?” In the previous post, we confirmed that the Digital Inclusion Act asks “what is usable?” Then this question remains: If AI is a system that makes decisions? If users can’t understand automated decisions? How do we distinguish between content created by generative AI? ...

Published date: 2026-01-07 · Reading time: 17 min · Word count: 3449 words · Author: Isaac
Blog post thumbnail: Beyond Technology, Toward People – Understanding the Digital Inclusion Act – A people-centered summary of the Digital Inclusion Act (effective January 22), its purpose, differences from the Framework Act on Intelligent Informatization, kiosk usability obligations, and practical points such as impact assessment. (https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/digital-inclusion-act/)

Beyond Technology, Toward People – Understanding the Digital Inclusion Act

This post is a record of grappling with web accessibility, public web services, and the responsibilities of developers from direct, hands-on experience. Between law, technology, standards, and reality, I try to answer the question: “Are we really building for everyone?” In the previous post, we reached this question: Even after meeting accessibility standards, why are so many people still excluded from digital services? The institutional answer to this question is the Digital Inclusion Act. ...

Published date: 2026-01-06 · Reading time: 9 min · Word count: 1761 words · Author: Isaac
Blog post thumbnail: Beyond Accessibility to Digital Inclusion - The Beginning of a New Era - Ahead of the Digital Inclusion Act (Jan 22), this piece shows how accessibility is expanding to digital inclusion through real cases and frames the questions we must ask for inclusive design. (https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/digital-inclusion-new-era/)

Beyond Accessibility to Digital Inclusion - The Beginning of a New Era

This piece is a record of wrestling with web accessibility, public services, and a developer’s responsibility from the field. Between law and technology, between standards and reality, I try to answer: “Are we really building for everyone?” While working on web accessibility for years, I found myself repeatedly hearing a similar question: “We’re certified and passed the checklist. Isn’t accessibility done now?” When I first heard this question, I nodded briefly. Many public websites did meet WCAG 2.1 / KWCAG 2.2 standards, passed screen reader tests, and satisfied contrast requirements. ...