Michael Gillan Peckitt

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 2, 2021 0

Coronavirus pandemic hits employment opportunites for people with disabilities in Western Japan

Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the facilities where people with disabilities work in Okayama Prefecture are under pressure. Events were cancelled one after another due to infection prevention measures, and opportunities to sell products such as handmade bread and handicrafts, which were sources of income, decreased sharply. This is because the number of orders from business partners has decreased significantly at business establishments that process parts as a subcontractor. Each facility is trying to find a way to develop sales channels and develop new products in order to support the lives of people with disabilities.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 1, 2021 1

Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Japan

Six people confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus at a welfare center for people with disabilities in Gunma Prefecture

On July 31st, Gunma Prefecture announced that three employees and three users of a welfare service center for the disabled in the jurisdiction of the Isesaki Public Health Center had been confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus on the same day.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 31, 2021 0

Disability Japan Sagamihara

Sagamihara massacre memorial event held in Osaka: “I want you to feel the depth and severity of discrimination.”

“These 19 people are our friends. I would like you to feel the depth and severity of discrimination against persons with disabilities with the awareness that” I am one of the killed friends. “July. I want you to make the 26th a day to think about their life. “

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 30, 2021 0

Disability Japan Mental Health Tokyo 2020

Enthusiasm for Tokyo Games viewed by some as harassment

With the Tokyo Olympics attracting a lot of public attention in Japan, some people who are not interested in the Games, or sports in general, are feeling uncomfortable or even harassed.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 29, 2021 0

Disability Japan Para Sports Paralympics Tokyo 2020

Japan’s Paralympian “Ironman”, Tomoya Ito, will compete using a wheelchair developed using ‘Formula One’ technology

Tomoya Ito, a Paralympic athlete who will represent Japan in para athletics, also known as track and field, will use a new racing wheelchair incorporating Formula One technology.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 28, 2021 0

Disability Japan Sagamihara

Sagamihara killer allegedly not the only one who said “I hope there are no disabled people” at care home

Uematsu wasn’t the only one who said, “I hope there are no disabled people,” as some senior staff members clearly said, “The fact that they are kept alive is a waste of blood [sic] tax.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 27, 2021 0

Disability Japan Sagamihara

Sagamihara Stabbings killer repeatedly called ‘foolish’ at care home after co-workers discovered his tattoo

According to a colleagues who knew Uematsu well, he was called ‘foolish Uematsu’ and was talked about behind his back in the workplace. One of them said, ‘If you’re made fun of so much at work, you’re bound to go crazy.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 27, 2021 0

Japan Sagamihara

Victims of mass murder at Japan care home remembered on fifth anniversary

Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa and Kazuma Otsuki, who heads a group formed by the families of victims, offered flowers at a memorial on the grounds of Tsukui Yamayuri En, where a former employee killed 19 residents and injured 24 others on July 26, 2016. Two employees were also hurt.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 26, 2021 0

Disability Japan Sagamihara

Five years after Sagamihara Stabbings, accounts emerge of killer’s apparently diligent behaviour as care worker

According to a recently published article, Uematsu very diligently helped a male resident having an epileptic seizure in a bath in March 2015.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 25, 2021 0

Disability Japan Sagamihara

Five Year Anniversary of the Sagamihara Stabbings

July 26th 2021 marks the five year anniversary of what is now often referred to as the ‘Sagamihara Stabbings’, when in the early hours of July 26th 2016, Satoshi Uematsu, a former employee of the ‘Tsukui Yamayuri En’ or ‘Tsukui Lily Garden’ care home for people with disabilites, killed 19 residents with disabilites and injured at least 26 others.