The purpose of this study was to present the the ideas for improving the policies on
braille in Korea. A total of 1,000 persons with visual impairments randomly selected on
the basis of stratified sampling by sex, age, residential area, and degree of visual
impairment across the nation were asked to respond to an interview by phone
regarding their perspectives on braille, experiences of learning braille, present state of
using braille, and their opinion about braille-related rules. The analyses revealed that
41.6 per cent of the respondents used braille as their literacy medium, 53 per cent
preferred to use braille notetakers but that they perceived the lack of support in
teaching braille to individuals with adventitious visual impairments. This study proposed
the enactment of Korean Braille Law, the systematic support for teaching braille to
those with adventitious visual impairments, the inclusion of technology-related items on
braille transcribers/proofreaders' tests, and the revision of the current Korean Braille
Rules in accordance with the trend in digital-based information technology.