KIHASA has announced the publication on November 11 of 12 research reports that have been redesigned to enhance accessibility for people with disabilities. This initiative is part of the "2024 Public Publications Accessibility Support Project," organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and implemented by the National Library for the Disabled.

The project aims to make PDF e-publications issued by public institutions more accessible and user-friendly for individuals with disabilities by offering them in PDF/UA format.* These enhanced materials include accessibility tags, allowing people with disabilities who use screen readers and assistive technology to listen to visual information in audio format and navigate to the desired content easily.

12 KIHASA Research Reports with Improved Accessibility for People with Disabilities:

• 1.A Study on Policy Directions for Support Systems for the Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

• 2.Human Rights and Protection of Residential Facility Users: Focusing on the Right to Self-Determination

• 3.Diagnosis and Challenges of Community-Based Care Services for the People with Disabilities in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Focusing on Exploring the Possibility of Regional Leadership

• 4.Integrated Community Care and Older People with Disabilities: Current Status and Challenges

• 5.Support for Families of Persons with Disabilities: An International Comparison and Its Implications for Policy

• 6.Poverty Trends and Influencing Factors for People with Disabilities in the 2010s

• 7.The Direction for Disability Care in Times of Endemic Covid-19: Lessons from the Pandemic

• 8.The Composition and Trends of Korea’s Expenditure on Disability Policies: A Comparison with Other OECD Countries

• 9.A Classification of Care Burden on Families with Disabled Members and Social Support for Family Caregiving

• 10.The Protection and Support of Missing Children and Disabled People: Key Issues and Improvement Options

• 11.A Study on the Causes of Changes in Income Distribution and the Effect of Income Security for Persons with Disabilities

• 12.The Community Care Initiative and Older Persons with Disabilities

Kang So-Seon, Head of the Research Information Unit at KIHASA, said: “We hope that by expanding the dissemination of research materials with enhanced accessibility for people with disabilities, the welfare and policy research produced by our institute will be of practical benefit to a wider audience.”

The accessibility-enhanced research reports will be available to the public on KIHASA’s open-access repository website, Research@KIHASA, from November 11. (https://repository.kihasa.re.kr)