60% of Workers in Japan with Mental or Developmental Disabilities Do Not Disclose Disability [Podcast Episode]

By Barrier Free Japan

April 11 2026

TOKYO – When an advocacy group for people with mental and developmental disabilities conducted a survey on employment, over 60% of respondents reported having experience with “closed employment” – working without disclosing their disability. Many cited the reason for non-disclosure as “feeling that it would lead to employment disadvantages such as dismissal or contract non-renewal.”

Episode notes:

‘60% of Workers in Japan with Mental or Developmental Disabilities Do Not Disclose Disability’:

60% of Workers in Japan with Mental or Developmental Disabilities Do Not Disclose Disability