Postponed Paralympics must ‘guarantee’ no coronavirus, says IPC chief
Parsons said some para-athletes were particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus, and that at current risk levels the Paralympics could not take place.
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UK & CP born, living in Japan, blogging about disability
IPC President marks one year to go until Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
As the world celebrates one year to go until the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics following their postponement earlier this year, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons answers questions on preparations for the Games and what impact he believes they will have in 2021.
New Disability News Japan Podcast | “On the day of 24-hour TV, I will release sarin at the Budokan and kill a lot of people with disabilities.”
By Barrier Free Japan August 24 2020 A university student was arrested on the day of recording Nippon Television’s “24-hourContinue Reading
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.
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.
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