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Korean

Our Mission

01 Creating a barrier-free society
of open knowledge and information

02Contributing to the improvement of accessibility to
information for the disabled

History

  • 2022

    2022. 11. 15E-book accessibility verification service launched

    2022. 05. 13Announcement of Korean Standard (KS) for 'Accessibility of E-books for People with Reading Disabilities'

  • 2021

    2021. 10. 05 Selected as a best practice for an 'active administration' to solve the digital information gap for the disabled

  • 2020

    2020. 12. 22Expansion of the National Library for the Disabled’s functions

    2020. 06. 04Promotion of the National Library for the Disabled to Grade 1 institution under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

  • 2019

    2019. 12. 03The National Library for the Disabled placed under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism

  • 2016

    2016. 01. 01Direct Rapid Easy Accessible Material Service Launched

  • 2015

    2015. 12. 09Relocation of the Accessible Room for the Disabled

  • 2014

    2014. 01.'Project to Support the Establishment of Reading Culture Programs for the Disabled in Public Libraries' put into operation

  • 2012

    2012. 08. 18Opening of the National Library for the Disabled

    2012. 02. 17Establishment of the National Library for the Disabled under the jurisdiction of the Director of the National Library of Korea

  • 2011

    2011.07. 01Chaeknarae Book Delivery Service Launched

  • 2009

    2009. 04. 13Opening of the Accessible Room for the Disabled

    2009. 01‘Public Library Reading Aid Supply Project’ put into Operation

  • 2007

    2007. 05. 22National Library Support Center for the Disabled Established