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NEEDMALL supports the improvement of web accessibility according to the Non-discrimination of Disabled Persons Act which has been compulsorily applied since April 11. It proceeds the whole affairs ranging from the improvement of web accessibility to the administration procedures related to the certification of the quality mark.

Non-discrimination of Disabled Persons Act


	Any actor prescribed in Article 3(4), (6), (7), (8)(a, the latter part) and (b), (11), (18) and (19), any actor related to the regulations in 3(12), and (14) through (16), any employer prescribed in Article 10(1) and any person interested in labor union in Article 10(2) (including any institution the above mentioned person belongs to, hereinafter referred to as "any Actor(s)") shall provide any necessary means including sign language and braille and etc, for the purpose for the disabled persons to access to and use electronic and non-electronic information produced and distributed by the relevant actor, equally to the non-disabled, provided that any natural person set forth in Article 3(8)(a, the latter part) and (b) shall not included in such actor(s).

Enforcement Ordinance of the Non-discrimination of Disabled Persons Act


	Any actor prescribed in Article 3(4), (6), (7), (8)(a, the latter part) and (b), (11), (18) and (19), any actor related to the regulations in 3(12), and (14) through (16), any employer prescribed in Article 10(1) and any person interested in labor union in Article 10(2) (including any institution the above mentioned person belongs to, hereinafter referred to as "any Actor(s)") shall provide any necessary means including sign language and braille and etc, for the purpose for the disabled persons to access to and use electronic and non-electronic information produced and distributed by the relevant actor, equally to the non-disabled, provided that any natural person set forth in Article 3(8)(a, the latter part) and (b) shall not included in such actor(s).

Enforcement date: 2008.04.11

First compulsory application: 2009.04.11

Penalty for discrimination

	Non-compliance of corrective order
	Fine up to 30 million won
	Vicious discrimination
	Imprisonment up to 3 years or fine up to 30 million won

Affirmative action authorities:

National Human Rights Commission of Korea
(hereinafter referred to as "the Commission")

Advisory agency

organization of subcommittee for affirmative action/ the constitution and operation of the committee are governed by the regulations of the Commission

Corrective order: the Ministry of Justice

Nonfulfillment of the advice from the Commission without any reasonable reason/ more than one victim or nonfulfillment of the advice on repetitive acts/ willful default and etc., execution of remedial order/

Agency service to obtain "web accessibility quality mark"

NEEDMALL will help you improve the web accessibility and enter the whole administration procedures to obtain the certification of the quality mark. web accessibility quality mark

What is the web accessibility quality mark for the disabled?

It is the certification system to recognize the web accessibility level to grant the quality mark as a symbol to any superior sites which has complied with the standard guideline of web accessibility in order not to cause any inconvenience for the disabled and the elderly to use such site.

Analysis and improvement
planning of existing sites

	Analysis of structure / environment of existing site
	Planning to improve accessibility
	Process scheduling

Improvement of web accessibility

	Arrangement of the whole contents of existing sites
	Work execution under 14 national standard web accessibility guidelines
	Site verification after the improvement using KADO-WAH tool

Agency service to obtain the web
accessibility quality mark

	Filing review -> auto screening ->
	Expert review -> employer review ->
	Acquisition of quality mark

14 National Standard Internet Web Contents Accessibility Guidelines

NEEDMALL is to comply strictly with the 14 Internet Web Contents Accessibility Guidelines (national standard).

Offer of alternative text


	As for the non-text contents, every content which can be expressed into writing shall be indicated in a text mode that has the same meaning and function as the relevant content has.

Offer of video subtitle


	As for the video media changing as time goes by, the alternative media to be synchronized with the relevant content should be provided.

Recognition regardless of color


	Every information provided by contents should be constituted to be recognized even eliminating the color element.

Restriction of image map


	Image map technique, if necessary, can be provided by using the image map clients have, or one the server has in which the alternative contents consisting of the text with the same function as the target.

Restriction of frame use


	The number of frames consisting of content should be minimized and when using frames, titles for each frame should be attached.

Restriction of flickering object


	Contents should be composed enough to avoid the flickering of screen.

Application available with only keyboard


	Every function provided by web contents should be executed only using keyboard (or keyboard interface).

Offer of skip link


	Web contents should be made to skip repeated navigation links and to access directly to the core part of pages.

Adjustment of response time


	As for any activities which should be executed real-time or within limited time, users can read, react and respond them regardless of time.

Data table


	The information on data cell consisting of data table should be delivered sufficiently.

Logical constitution


	The shape or arrangement of contents should be easily understood in a logical way.

Constitution of online form


	Contents including various online forms should provide every information related to each form: tips necessary to fill out forms, form components, necessary functions, submission process and etc.

Restriction of new technology use


	The programming elements such as script, applet or plug-in, should be used only within the extent that the contents of such programming elements can be delivered to users.

Offer of separate pages


	Contents are tried the most to meet 13 guidelines, but if any part is not addressed, web page (or web site) for the remaining text contents should be provided separately.