Disability News Japan Podcast: At Nagoya Castle Debate Wheelchair User Told “Don’t confuse equality with your selfishness”

By Barrier Free Japan

December 30 2023

NAGOYA – After more than 400 years, the iconic Nagoya Castle is under siege, this time by those wanting to make it more accessible to wheelchair-users and those who are determined to keep it as original as possible.

At a town hall meeting on the planned reconstruction of the castle here on June 3, a man scolded a wheelchair-user.

“Don’t confuse equality with your selfishness,” the man said. “How dare you be so selfish.”

The harsh remarks were hurled by a participant of the debate toward a 70-year-old man with a disability, who called for the installation of an elevator in the city’s iconic castle.

Episode Notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/12/29/disabled-people-seeking-an-accessible-nagoya-castle-to-be-enjoyed-by-all-called-selfish-as-history-vs-accessibility-debate-continues/