Starbucks Korea has been advised to commit to a higher standard of disability accessibility, following a recommendation by the country’s human rights watchdog to make its drive-thru service more barrier-free to people with hearing and speech or language impairments.
An international event is set to kick off July 11 in Jeju Island, with a variety of cultural activities designed for and prepared by deaf people. The 19th World Conference of the World Federation of Deaf will open with an opening ceremony on July 11 and run until July 15 under the theme of “Securing Human Rights in Times of Crisis.” The WFD is an international organization that represents and promotes the.
Woo Ji-yang, 33, is a deaf gay man based in the southern city of Busan. For most of his life, he felt shame and humiliation when he introduced his sexual identity in Korean Sign Language (KSL). The manual sign for “gay” in KSL describes an act of anal intercourse between two men. Gyeonggi-based gay man Kim Bo-seok, 34, confessed he has lived through dilemma similar to that of Woo. He has been a bridge between the hearing and deaf community as a child of deaf parents and a sign language researcher studying KSL for his Ph.D., but the sign language expressions that contain overly sexualized and degrading connotations of sexual minorities have made him hesitate to come out and live freely for a long time.
While tech giant Samsung continues to expand their product line, each with even more impressive features to cater better to users, the company has not lost sight finding ways that are both sustainable and helpful to individuals of all kinds.