Disability News Japan Podcast: 75th Anniversary of Helen Keller’s Visit to Japan
The Japanese public must get it out of their heads that blind people are limited to just one job, that of massage, she emphasized.
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The Japan Times 1948: Helen Keller recounts impression of Japan tour
The Japanese public must get it out of their heads that blind people are limited to just one job, that of massage, she emphasized.
70% of the visually impaired in Japan have difficulty using smartphones and PCs, National group survey indicates
A survey conducted by the Japan Federation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (JFV), a national organization, revealed on May 31 that of 853 people with disabilities surveyed regarding the use of digital devices such as smartphones and PCs, nearly 70% of the respondents answered that they have difficulties in terms of operating and other skills (technical skills). As digitization continues to advance, how to provide support for people with disabilities will become an issue.
“I don’t know the direction”: Braille blocks buried in heavy snow hinders visually impaired people in Shimane
Braille blocks that serve as guideposts for the visually impaired continue to be buried in snow due to prolonged snowfall. Snow piled up on the utility poles and walls that mark the corners, making it difficult to find the way without an attendant. Commuting and shopping have already affected the lives of the parties, and the parties and related parties are struggling.
Disability News Japan Podcast: Male East Japan Railway Staff Attendant Sexually Harassed Visually Impaired Woman
Over a period of more than three months, a male JR station attendant in Tokyo repeatedly made sexual comments such as “Are your breasts heavy?” to a visually impaired woman who asked him to guide her. JR East is considering disciplinary action against the station staff member.
Male JR East station staff attendant allegedly made numerous sexually explicit comments towards visually impaired woman
According to the JR East Metropolitan Area Headquarters, between around October last year and January this year, a male station staff member asked a visually impaired woman using the station, “I’d give you a piggy-back ride” and “Isn’t your chest heavy? Do you want me to carry you?” and other comments. After asking the woman what time she would be home, he invited her out to dinner and said he would go to her house.
“We roast with our ears”: Visually impaired workers in Saitama roast coffee beans through sounds
The coffee, roasted at a welfare workshop Ryoke Green Gables in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, is labeled “We roast with our ears” on the package, and has gained popularity by word of mouth.
Blind woman fatally struck by train at crossing in west Japan
According to the police station, a nearby security camera had filmed the bars lowering when Takagaki had almost finished crossing the tracks. Immediately after she was about to turn back, she seemed to have been hit by the train, the footage apparently showed.
Visually impaired man sues Osaka employment support facility over “corona harassment”
A 39-year-old man with visual and hearing impairments claims that he suffered emotional distress because he was prohibited from going to work with a colleague who was assisting him and was advised to resign because he had been infected with a new type of coronavirus.
Head of non-profit group in Japan writes poem for Ukrainians with disabilities
A blind man who heads an organization for people with disabilities in Japan has written a poem dedicated to “fellows with disabilities in Ukraine.”
Fujii Katsunori heads the Japan Council on Disability.
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