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See how blind and low vision professionals use apps, websites, screen readers, and AI tools in real life—and learn what developers and designers can do to build more accessible products.

Accessibility, live

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We build accessible features, run the linter, check the contrast ratio, and ship. But most of us have never watched someone navigate our product with a screen reader at 400 words per minute. We've never seen which of our "accessible" buttons is actually a dead end.

This event closes that gap. We're bringing together blind and low vision developers and professionals to show us, live, how they use apps, websites, and AI tools every day. Not a lecture on WCAG compliance. A look at what actually works, what breaks, and what the rest of us keep getting wrong.

Whether you're a developer, designer, PM, or just curious about how technology works for people who use it differently than you do, you'll leave with things you can fix on Monday.

What to expect

  • Live demonstrations of screen readers, magnification, and assistive tech in real-world use
  • How AI tools are changing daily life for blind and low vision users, for better and worse
  • Practical, specific guidance on testing your own products
  • Open networking with Seoul's developer community

Photography: Photos and video will be taken at this event and may be used by Dev Korea and AWS. Our photographer will ask at the start of the event if anyone prefers not to appear, and you can also tell us at check-in.

Don't worry about perfect English! We welcome everyone, and many attendees speak Korean too. Come as you are, let's learn and connect together!

Schedule

  • 6:30pm - 6:50pm: Check-in + Food
  • 6:50pm - 7:00pm: Introduction
  • 7:00pm - 7:45pm: You can still work on your computer even if you are blind — Inho Seo, Author of 나는 꿈을 코딩합니다 (I code dreams)
  • 7:45pm - 8:25pm: From a web we listen to, to a web we collaborate with: Agentic browsing for people with visual impairments — Chan-Hong Kim, CEO of Ally's Accessibility Lab
  • 8:25pm - 8:30pm: Community updates + Conclusion
  • 8:30pm - 9:00pm: Networking + Closing

You can still work on your computer even if you are blind

Have you imagined what you can do and how you can continue your life even if you lost your all vision? No one would want to lose their eyes, but unfortunately it can happen to everyone, even to you, whatever the reason is such as aging, incident or something medical. The most important thing after you lost your vision is that your, my and our daily life must not stop. Today, our daily life havily depends on digital things with your phones, laptops, watches, etc. Digital accessibility is the key enabling your life continue. I'll show you how to use applications we use daily such as Kakao, Naver, food delivery, email, documents and even codding with the accessibility technologies.

Disclaimer: My talk does not represent my current/previous employer's official opinions at all.

From a web we listen to, to a web we collaborate with: Agentic browsing for people with visual impairments

People with visual impairments listen to the web through screen readers. Yet the web still presents many barriers. Agentic browsing opens up the possibility of transforming the web from a place where users wander in search of information into a space where they can collaborate with the web to accomplish tasks. Although the technology is not yet fully mature, this presentation explores another way for people with visual impairments to access and use the web. It also considers how an agent-friendly web intersects with an accessible web, and why both matter.

Venue

AWS Korea, Center Field East Tower 18F, Teheran-ro, Gangnam

This event is hosted at the AWS Korea office in Gangnam. Thank you to the AWS Korea team for opening their space to the community.

What is Dev Korea?

We are a community dedicated to building a fair, transparent tech ecosystem in Korea. Dev Korea connects English-speaking developers, entrepreneurs, and tech professionals through networking events, job opportunities, and knowledge sharing. Our mission is to foster collaboration and growth within Korea's international tech scene.

Connect with us

Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with fellow developers and learn from some of the best in the industry.

Note

This event will be conducted primarily in English, but Korean speakers are very welcome!