By Barrier Free Japan June 21st 2019 33-year-old arrested over attack on Osaka Prefecture policeman In response to questioning, IimoriContinue Reading
“In response to the problem of the employment of disabled people by the central ministries and agencies, the revised Employment Promotion Act for Disabled Persons, including measures to prevent recurrence, passed unanimously at the General Assembly of the House of Councilors on June 7th. There were 15 incidental resolutions made by the upper house. Enforcement begins on April 1st, 2020 with some exceptions.”
“According to the prefectural police, Iimori has received psychosomatic treatment and was issued a mental disorder certificate. The police will examine whether Iimori can be held criminally responsible.”
“A staff member who worked at a facility for disabled people in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, has been arrested for allegedly beating a resident of the care home to death in March of this year.”
“ “We hope to make a success of the Paralympics and leave a legacy by making our society an easier place for anyone to live,” Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, who chairs the conference, said at the opening of the meeting.”
” “I can’t go outside for fear of public eyes,” one such individual was quoted as saying. Consultations from parents also increased, the Tokyo-based nonprofit support group ‘Rakunokai Lila’ said.”
“The revised law on promoting the employment of people with disabilities gives the labor ministry the power to urge state organs and municipalities to take corrective action if it finds them to have reported false employment rates of disabled workers.”
“I was curious as to how a disabled person like myself – my feet are of different sizes (my left is wider and a little shorter than my right) – might give the correct shoes size to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Organizers. There wasn’t, initially at least, a way to communicate the relevant information on the form provided.”
“As a member of the team, Tanigaki will join discussions on improving barrier-free access ahead of the summer games.”
“only about 3,000, or slightly more than 10 percent of the people who underwent state-ordered sterilizations, have been identified.”
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