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| Article 21 (Duty to Provide Legitimate Convenience in Telecommunication and Communications, etc.) |
| (1) | Performer set forth in subparagraphs 4, 6, 7, the latter part of 8 (a), item (b) of the same subparagraph, 11, 18 and 19 of Article 3, performers related to the provisions of subparagraphs 12, 14 through 16 of the same Article, employers under Article 10 (1), and persons related to labor unions under paragraph (2) of the same Article (including institutions to which such performers belong: hereafter in this Article referred to as "performers, etc.") shall provide necessary means, such as sign language and writing, to ensure that the disabled persons may access and use electronic and non-electronic information produced and distributed by such performers, etc. on an equal basis with persons without disabilities. In such cases, no natural person referred to in the latter part of subparagraph 8 (a) and item (b) of the same subparagraph of Article 3 shall not be included in performers, etc. |
| (2) | Public institutions, etc. shall provide support as required for the participation and communications of the disabled persons in any event hosted or supervised by themselves, such as sign language interpreters, text or vocal interpreters, and hearing aids. |
| (3) | Broadcasting business operators under subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Broadcasting Act and Internet multimedia broadcast business operators under subparagraph 5 of Article 2 of the Internet Multimedia Broadcast Services Act shall provide convenience services for the disabled persons' viewing, including closed captions, sign language interpretation, and descriptive video services in order for the disabled persons to access and use such productions or services on an equal basis with persons without disabilities. <Amended by Act No. 10280, May 11, 2010> |
| (4) | Key telecommunications business operators under the Telecommunications Business Act (only applicable to telephone service providers) shall secure relay and provide services using telecommunications equipment and facilities (including video phoneservices, text message services, and other relay services determined and publicly announced by the Korea Communications Commission) in order for the disabled persons to access and use such services on an equal basis with persons without disabilities. <Amended by Act No. 10280, May 11, 2010> |
| (5) | The following business operators shall endeavor to provide publications (including electronic publications; hereinafter the same shall apply in this paragraph) or media products in order for the disabled persons to access and use such publications and media products on an equal basis with persons without disabilities: |
| 1. | Business operators who regularly issue publications; |
| 2. | Media producers and distributors for films and videos, etc. |
| (6) | Necessary matters concerning the scope of applicable performers, etc. to supply necessary means for each phase under paragraph (1) and the details of such necessary means, and the details, scope and implementation of necessary support under paragraph (2), and necessary matters concerning the scope of operators and the details and implementation of services to supply for each phase under paragraphs (3) and (4) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Added by Act No. 10280, May 11, 2010> |