IPC chief: Decision to hold Tokyo Paralympic Games will be made “at the last possible moment”
He said he imagined two possibilities — that both the Paralympics and the Olympics will be held in Tokyo, or that neither of them will be.
Author: Michael Gillan Peckitt
UK & CP born, living in Japan, blogging about disability
Paralympics: Over 70% of athletes worried about impact of coronavirus
45 athletes said it is a challenge to stay motivated, the most common response in the multiple-choice questions, while 41 said they have a hard time engaging in competitions due to fears of infections, followed by 34 pointing to difficulties in maintaining or improving their performances.
Paralympics: Search for pandemic solutions ongoing with 1 year to go
Concern has been raised that para athletes may be at more risk of severe outcomes if they contract COVID-19, and athletes with particular impairments need to take more stringent precautions to protect themselves.
Medical staff, elderly should get COVID vaccination first: task force
Japan’s coronavirus task force compiled on Friday draft guidelines on vaccination that say the government should prioritize inoculating medical workers, the elderly and those with underlying illnesses.
“On the day of 24-hour TV, I will release sarin at the Budokan and kill a lot of people with disabilities.”
“On the day of 24-hour TV, I will release sarin at the Budokan and kill a lot of people with disabilities.”
“The world inside and outside the bed” writes the late Yuri Hayashi, ALS patient
I don’t want to sleep in bed. I want to get up and go out. But when I go outside and see other people I’m a body that can’t even do that ordinary… I feel it in my body. And again
Nagoya District Court rejects request for financial support to purchase suction equipment for junior high school student
The student expressed criticisms, saying that “The only thing that brought me to school was discrimination against disabilities.” He claimed that he violated the law, which requires local governments to take reasonable care to remove social obstacles.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, underlying conditions are a problem for Paralympic athletes hoping to attend the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games
Athletes seeking to participate in the Tokyo Paralympic Games next year and staff members are struggling to balance preparations to compete and measures against the novel coronavirus, officials at the Japanese Para-Sports Association have said in a recent interview.
“I at that time”, the late Yuri Hayashi, ALS patient, recounts an email a year after the onset of her condition
“i found an email addressed to a friend about a year after the onset.
The condition of my body is that my legs are getting weak and I can’t get out without a wheelchair.”
Reiwa Shinsengumi May Limit Candidates for Lower House
“Now is not the time to resume recruiting candidates given the coronavirus outbreak and as there are no signs of an immediate snap election,” he said.
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