Osan Hosts Filial Piety Festival for Visually Impaired

Osan City held a Grand Filial Piety Festival for the visually impaired on the 26th at the Osan Convention Wedding Hall Buffet.

The event was hosted by the Korean Federation of the Visually Impaired, with approximately 400 attendees including Mayor Kwak Sang-wook and City Council Chairman Kim Jin-won.

The '5th Grand Filial Piety Festival for the Visually Impaired' served as an opportunity to embody the independence and achievement symbolized by the white cane in the lives of the visually impaired and to raise awareness and interest in Braille among them.

The event was divided into two parts and featured various programs including a commemorative ceremony, commendations for admirable mothers, karaoke, and an apple-peeling contest.

Mayor Kwak Sang-wook said on the day, "Let us all work together to reaffirm the meaning of the white cane through this event and make it a gathering of harmony where people with and without disabilities help each other."

A city official stated, "We plan to support rehabilitation education in Braille, massage, and mobility for the city's 650 visually impaired residents, operate an errand center to guarantee mobility rights for people with disabilities, and provide replacement subsidies for aging vehicles."