(In)Accessible Toilets at JR Kyoto Station
The entrance to an accessible toilet in JR Kyoto station. The entrance is ‘taped’ shut.
Author: Michael Gillan Peckitt
UK & CP born, living in Japan, blogging about disability
Works by Artists with Disabilities Turn Tokyo Ward into Open-Air Museum
This is the fourth time the event has been held. Unique paintings created by the artists from around the country are displayed at exhibition venues in Monzennakacho, Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Morishita and Toyosu.
Japan’s Cabinet Office opens “Connection Contact Window” for Consultation on Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities
On October 16th, the Cabinet Office opened a “Tsunagu Desk” to respond to consultations aimed at eliminating discrimination against people with disabilities. In April next year, companies and other private businesses will be required to make “reasonable accommodations” such as installing ramps for wheelchair users and providing written communication, so the government will support smooth implementation.
Three Aichi organizations submit requests to provide relief for people with disabilities over excessive food costs
Three organizations representing people with disabilities in Aichi Prefecture have submitted a written request to the prefectural government and the city of Nagoya demanding that the government take action in response to the issue of the Megumi Corporation (Tokyo), a welfare company that operates facilities for people with disabilities nationwide, overcharging its users for foodstuffs.
Kodaira City Welfare Corporation Refused to Accept Whistleblower Report Regarding Unsanitary Conditions at Care Facilities
Kyodo News has obtained audio data from a social welfare corporation in Kodaira City, Tokyo, which operates workplaces and group homes for people with disabilities, and learned that a staff member had filed a whistleblower report with the city alleging that a tick infestation caused by unsanitary conditions was neglected, but that the department in charge refused to accept the report.
Disability News Japan Podcast: Emperor and Empress of Japan Attend National Arts and Culture Event for Disabled People
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Sunday visited Ishikawa Prefecture to attend the opening ceremony of the National Cultural Festival and the National Arts and Culture Festival for Persons with Disabilities in Kanazawa, the prefecture’s capital.
Japan Emperor, Empress Visit Ishikawa Pref Attends National Arts and Culture Festival for Persons with Disabilities
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Sunday visited Ishikawa Prefecture to attend the opening ceremony of the National Cultural Festival and the National Arts and Culture Festival for Persons with Disabilities in Kanazawa, the prefecture’s capital.
Disability News Japan Podcast: On Recent Cases of Suspected Abuse at Mie Care Facilities
Some issues and incidents regarding people with disabilities in Japan seem to keep re-appearing and re-occurring. They also often seem to keep happening in the same place. A lot of the recent cases of suspected abuse of people with disabilities seem to occur in Tsu City in Mie Prefecture, western Japan. The episodes notes for this podcast episode provides a brief timeline of the suspected abuse reported in the press.
Suspected Abuse of Disabled People in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture: A Timeline
Some issues and incidents regarding people with disabilities in Japan seem to keep re-appearing and re-occurring. They also often seem to keep happening in the same place. A lot of the recent cases of suspected abuse of people with disabilities seem to occur in Tsu City in Mie Prefecture, western Japan.
Disability News Japan Podcast: Are Disabled People in Japan Ready for ‘Society 5.0’?
According to the Japanese Government, Society 5.0 is a “human-centered society that achieves both economic development and the resolution of social issues through a system that highly integrates cyberspace (virtual space) and physical space (real space).
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