COVID-19 – Page 25 – Barrier Free Japan

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 10, 2020 0

As coronavirus means less customers, Hokkaido people with disabilities switch from serving coffee to making masks

The spread of the new coronavirus has brought about great changes in the working environment for people with intellectual disabilities who work in welfare work areas. While there are some people with disabilities who have seen a drastic decrease in work orders and are forced to work at home without assistance staff, there are also people with disabilities who work hard to contribute to the local community by making masks.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 10, 2020 0

Coronavirus COVID-19 Deaf Disability Hearing Impaired Japan

Japanese Federation of the Deaf highlights difficulties people with hearing impairments and signers face during COVID-19 crisis

“As hearing-impaired individuals and their interpreters express and comprehend meanings through facial expressions as well as movements of the hands and mouth, masks covering most of the face make communication difficult.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 9, 2020 0

Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Japan

Kyoto based disability group raises concerns about ‘selecting lives’ amid coronavirus crisis

With the spread of the new coronavirus and the shortage ventilators and specialized hospital beds, people with disabilities are increasingly wary of “selecting lives.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 5, 2020 0

Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Elderly Japan

Elderly fight both coronavirus, frailty as Japan extends state of emergency

Increased calls for staying at home to prevent the spread of the virus has seen older people reduce both physical activity and interactions with friends, neighbors and others, raising the risk of falling into a state of physical or mental frailty.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 5, 2020 0

Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Japan

Kyushu City distributes cloth face masks to people with disabilities

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, Ureshino City has recently distributed cloth masks to people with disabilities living in the city. The city distributed disposable masks from the city’s stockpiles in early April, but since the infection control measures have been prolonged, a new response was made

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 4, 2020 0

COVID-19 Disability Japan Kobe Para Sports Paralympics Tokyo 2020

Kobe World Para Athletics Championship postponed until 2022 due to COVID-19 and Tokyo 2020 rescheduling

The World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan have been rescheduled to 26 August-4 September 2022. The Kobe World Championships were initially scheduled for 17-26 September 2021 but have been shifted to 2022 to avoid a clash with the Paralympics.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 1, 2020 0

Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Japan

Japanese Prime Minister to decide whether to extend state of emergency on May 4

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that he will make a decision Monday on an extension of the state of emergency his government declared in early April over the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt April 30, 2020 0

Care Coronavirus COVID-19 Hokkaido Japan

Infection spreads in facilities for the disabled and elderly in Hokkaido, bringing total to 726 people

Hokkaido announced on the 29th that 38 people were confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 in Hokkaido bringing the total number of infected people to 726. The infection has spread to facilities for the disabled and the elderly, with three new people being confirmed at the facility for the disabled, “Kouyoen”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt April 28, 2020 0

Care Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Japan

Two new cases of COVID-19 in Toyama Prefecture, bringing total infected in the prefecture to 181, one a teenager at a care facility for the disabled

According to Toyama city, one of the people infeced is a male teenager who uses a facility for the disabled. The other is a female nurse in her 20s working at Toyama Municipal Hospital where a cluster of COVID-19 cases has been found.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt April 28, 2020 0

Care Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Japan

900 Welfare offices for persons with disabilities closed throughout Japan due to COVID-19

Written with extracts translated from NHK & NHK World April 28 2020 A study by the Ministry of Health, LaborContinue Reading