Abstract
In this paper we researched on the implementation of the welfare information system on the Internet. We pointed out the following three considerations that are need to the welfare information system. 1) The systems can deal with multi-media data. 2) We can do interactive communication with others. 3) Users can share much useful information on welfare. Then we designed the model of the welfare information system that consists of four sub system (two databases for public and for managers, a consultation service system, and a discussion system). It can deal with five kinds of welfare information (information on service, need, treatment, participation, and management). Moreover, it is necessary to design the system based on the concept of "universal design". After the implementation of the system on the Internet, we experimented the use of the system in three months for a welfare association for the visually impaired, analyzed the traffic within the system, and evaluate the effectiveness of the system use.
