Disability News Japan Podcast: The ‘BoxingHeimer Day’ Episode

By Barrier Free Japan

December 27 2023

MIYAZAKI – A 27-year-old employee of a support facility for people with disabilities in Miyazaki City was arrested on the night of December 22nd on suspicion of assault after allegedly punching a resident in his 50s this month. Miyazaki City has revealed that this employee has been confirmed to have committed abusive behavior towards a total of five residents, and has decided to issue administrative guidance to the facility in the future.

Episode notes: ‘Miyazaki Disability Support Facility Employee Arrested on Suspicion of Assault and Abusive Behaviour Towards Five Residents’  https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/12/24/miyazaki-disability-support-facility-employee-arrested-on-suspicion-of-assault-and-abusive-behaviour-towards-five-residents/

Barrier Free Japan apologizes for the sound quality in parts of this podcast episode. ‘BoxingHeimer Day’ in Kobe was loud and a difficult place in which to record!