During the Japanese colonial period, educator Park Doo-sung, who taught visually impaired students, created the Korean Braille "Hunmengjeongeum" in 1926. At the time, American Braille was used, but it did not suit the characteristics of the Korean language, so Mr. Park secretly conducted research and developed a new Braille system. Mr. Park created Hunmengjeongeum to provide visually impaired people with opportunities for learning so that they could live independently. He later translated the Bible, literary works, and other materials into Braille and distributed them to visually impaired people across the country. Hunmengjeongeum was officially recognized as the Braille script for visually impaired people in 1997, and related materials were designated as registered cultural heritage in 2020. Mr. Park Doo-sung's contributions were recognized with the Order of National Merit and the Silver Crown Cultural Medal.
