Japan’s New Era is called ‘Reiwa’…unless you are deaf, then might be called ‘Meiwa’
By Barrier Free Japan April 5th 2019 There seemed to be a ‘sign language fail’ by The Japan government withContinue Reading
Category: Deaf
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.”
Forced abortion, sterilization cases in Japan among deaf rises to 127
“A total of 109 hearing-impaired people were forced to undergo 127 cases of sterilization operations or abortions under a postwar eugenics law, according to an ongoing investigation by the Japanese Federation of the Deaf (JFD).”
Three arrested for assaulting hearing impaired woman, Japanese crime groups members allegedly involved
“Three people, allegedly affiliated with the Sumiyosh-kai crime group were arrested for forcing a hearing impaired hearing woman to write a document apologizing for an offense she did not commit.”
Deaf community looks to bring their own Olympics to Japan after 2020
“While there is no Paralympic category for athletes solely with hearing impairments, the deaf community is not just watching the momentum build from the sidelines, and the Japanese Federation of the Deaf has launched a campaign to bring the Deaflympics — Olympic Games for the deaf — to Japan for the first time.”
Board of education apologizes to deaf group refused lodging
“The Shizuoka association of the deaf has received an apology from the board of education of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, after a lodging facility owned by the education board refused in January a request to accommodate a group of about 100 hearing-impaired persons on the grounds that their safety could not be guaranteed…”
“I could refuse if I had a sign language interpreter”: Report on forced sterilization of the hearing impaired produced
“All Japan Deaf Federation (headquarters / Tokyo) surveyed hearing-impaired people nationwide, and 70 people answered that they were forced to have sterilization surgery and have abortions. The Federation held a press conference in Osaka on the 9th June.”
