A wall pad that connects the inside and outside of the house with a single touch.

From room temperature control to elevator calls and CCTV viewing, the wallpad has all the functions related to my home.

However, this latest wall pad without buttons or voice guidance feels like a wall for the visually impaired.



Yoo Seok-jong / The visually impaired


input itself is a touch, so you can't tell it apart at all?

It is completely impossible to operate.

Even after operation, is there no output?

All of the input and output are areas that we cannot use, so you can think of it as impossible.



It is difficult to press because there is no Braille, but there is no voice guidance, so it is impossible to know what was pressed. 



Of course, there are companies that are working hard so that the disabled are not left behind in this technological development.

Barrier-free kiosk that can be used by not only the visually and hearing impaired, but also the disabled using wheelchairs by providing sign language, height adjustment functions, and Braille.

For the visually impaired, navigation apps that provide voice guidance to obstacles on the road and even order orders have already been developed.



Jihoon Kim / Vice President of Kiosk Development Company


We were starting to realize that in this market, features that consider the disabled are needed.

In the process, we started to develop barrier-free kiosks in earnest while participating in the project hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT.



Siwan Lee / CEO of navigation development company for the visually impaired


In general, there are a lot of preconceived notions that businesses related to people with disabilities do not make money.

First of all, I thought that I had to show this preconceived notion as a result, and I thought that the service for them was obviously a niche market in a different area, so I rather focused on that.



Although there are some companies' efforts to fulfill their social responsibilities, people with disabilities say it cannot be a fundamental solution.



Seok-Jong Yoo / The blind


can't replace all kiosks in Korea, and it's not a fundamental solution.

In the end, it has to enter the scope of the system, and it must be enacted.



Yeji Kim / Rep. of People's Strength


There were many cases in which visually impaired people did not enjoy this kind of housing access.

I proposed a bill to amend the Housing Act to provide the basis for improving accessibility and making it accessible to the disabled.

Amendments to laws such as the Residential Vulnerable Act, which regulates housing for the residentially disadvantaged, and the Act on the Prevention of Discrimination against the Disabled, seem to be necessary.

It seems necessary to consider from the beginning of the research process whether this machine can be used by everyone in various environments with various needs.



Government support for businesses and buyers must go hand in hand with legislative efforts.

And there is something else to consider most importantly.



Yoo Seok-jong / visually impaired


Shouldn't we see the elderly and the disabled as subjects of rights rather than considerations? That way, when developing and distributing any technology, we can take them for granted and take them for granted.

That way, when developing and distributing any technology, we can take them (disabled people) into account and make it natural.



Composition: Park Jeong-hyeon / Reporting: Baek Woon / Video coverage: Yang Hyeon-cheol / Editing: Jo Yun-jin / CG: Jeon Hae-ri Ahn Ji-hyun / Producer: SBS Digital Exploration and Production Department