第21回台風や北海道地震は障害者に影響を及ぼしましたか？Did the 21st typhoon and the Hokkaido earthquake affect the people with disabilities?
“第21回台風や北海道地震は障害者に影響を及ぼしましたか？Did the 21st typhoon and the Hokkaido earthquake affect the people with disabilities?”
Author: Michael Gillan Peckitt
UK & CP born, living in Japan, blogging about disability
Sagamihara suspect’s personality disorder re-confirmed
“According to officials, the Yokohama District Court granted a request from the defense attorney in January this year, and a doctor separate from the investigation stage conducted a second appraisal after indictment. It ended in August and arrived at a diagnosis of personality disorder as well.”
Half of ‘disabled’ workers at central government institutions were miscounted: labor minister
“Half of workers hired by central government institutions based on a measure to promote the employment of people with disabilities did not qualify under guidelines for the measure as of June 1 last year, the government announced Tuesday. 28th August.”
Concerns for patients as 5 in Gifu hospital die of heatstroke with air conditioning off
“In a hospital in Gifu City, five patients who were hospitalized in a room where the air conditioner failed are found dead one after another in two days.”
Takarazuka City Board of Education member apologizes for remarks about disabled girl
“Takarazuka City Board of Education said on Monday that a male (72), who was a board of education, attending public elementary schools in the city, said something to a mother of a fourth-graded girl (9) suffering from incurable diseases ” that the city’s board of education recognized the remark as “discrimination”. The man submitted his resignation last month and it was accepted on the 26th.”
More local gov’t bodies inflated number of people with disabilities in employment
“”We had no intention of padding our numbers, but what we did was inappropriate,” the police force said, and offered an apology. The prefectural police had used the same calculation method since at least the 2007 fiscal year.”
Graphic designer develops card to convey hidden disabilities
“A Japanese woman with a developmental disorder has devised a card to help others with disabilities better communicate their rather uncommon symptoms in an attempt to reach out to the rest of the public.”
Para Arena a barrier-free home base for athletes
“With the start of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics just two years away, para athletes have begun to ramp up preparations and intensify their training. But many face major disadvantages due to a lack of training facilities with features such as air conditioning or barrier-free entrances.”
Japan’s Welfare Ministry confirms 3460 ‘padded jobs’ in disability employment report
“3460 people were padded by 27 administrative agencies, which is 80% of the central ministries”
Japan Govt Pads Disabled Worker Number by Over 3,000
“Tokyo, Aug. 25 Japanese government agencies are projected to have padded the number of people with disabilities they claimed to have employed by over 3,000, informed sources said Saturday.”
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