Japan’s New Era is called ‘Reiwa’…unless you are deaf, then might be called ‘Meiwa’
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Author: Michael Gillan Peckitt
UK & CP born, living in Japan, blogging about disability
“Supporting All Together”: a job placement for students with developmental disorders starts in Kansai
“An initiative to support students who can not find employment easily due to developmental disorders in cooperation with universities and private employment support establishments began in Kansai.”
Whether disabled people will be ‘orderly’ or ‘harmonious’, at least the ‘Reiwa’ era’s name in Japan was (almost) announced with sign language
“Whether disabled people will be ‘orderly’ or ‘harmonious’, at least the ‘Reiwa’ era’s name in Japan was announced with sign language.”
Japan to re-design disability certificates as ‘ID card’ type
“According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, as of March 2018, approximately 5.11 million have the physical disability notebook, approximately 990,000 have the mental health and welfare notebook.”
Nearly half of adults in Japan with developmental disabilities suffer depression: Mainichi Shimbun poll
“More than 45 percent of respondents to a Mainichi Shimbun survey targeting people with developmental disorders aged 20 and older said they had depression…Of the respondents, 862 had been diagnosed with developmental disabilities, of which 45.5 percent, or 393 people, were diagnosed with depression.”
Survey finds that half of Japan’s home care workers experienced harassment in 2018
“In the first extensive survey conducted by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on people working in the nursing care industry, 81 percent of those reporting harassment said they had been psychologically abused at least once in 2018.”
Japan’s Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare warns: “by hiring a considerable number of disabled people, it is assumed that there will be a considerable number of people leaving the private sector. “
“Speaking about the problem of the employment of persons with disabilities, Japan’s Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, Takumi Nemoto stated on March 26th that the government’s recruitment activities may result in the possibility that some persons with disabilities will leave the private sector and some companies may not meet the legal employment rate.”
Two years and eight months after massacre of disabled people, Sagamihara care home is dismantled
“Plans to build new facilities n Yokohama City, Kanagawa prefecture continue with an aim re-settle the residents there and rebuilding work is underway at the site of the incident.”
Japan’s Health Ministry to tout companies that promote employment of disabled
“Japan’s Health Ministry will accredit small and mid-size companies that actively work to incorporate people with disabilities into their workplaces, under its new recognition system related to employment of the disabled people. Criteria for accreditation include barrier-free access to a company’s facilities, such as setting up slopes; the creation of jobs that utilize disabled people’s abilities; and the creation of an employment plan to promote disabled people’s active job involvement. Companies with up to 300 employees will be eligible for accreditation.”
Japanese company ‘Whill’ produces smartphone-controlled wheelchair [NHK World Japan Video in English]
“Japanese company ‘Whill’ produces smartphone-controlled wheelchair”
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