Starbucks to open 1st sign language store in Japan
Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. said Wednesday it will open its first store in the country with sign language ability for hearing impaired customers.
Category: Deaf
As COVID-19 pandemic continues, Kyoto Prefecture introduces service that offers sign language interpreters by smartphone and tablet
As a preventive measure against the new coronavirus infection, Kyoto Prefecture introduced a service from the June 9 that allows people with hearing impairments to use sign language interpreters remotely using smartphones or tablet terminals.
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.”
Saitama Prefecture to provide a Sign Language interpreter at Prefectural press conferences
Of the seven prefectures that were initially covered by the the state of emergency being declared in Japan, Saitama is the only the prefecture to have no sign language interpreter at the Governor’s press conferences.
Hearing-impaired employee reaches settlement with Japanese financial services group ORIX over inadequate accommodation of her accessibility needs
In addition to arranging sign language interpreters, the settlement included training for supervisors for mutual understanding with the hearing impaired and conducting sign language training for employees.
Hokkaido based Hearing Impaired group highlights inadequacies in Coronavirus response
The Association for Hearing Loss in Hokkaido, whose headquarters are in Obihiro City, has requested that fax number be added to contact information for people looking guidance about the coronavirus . “The deaf cannot contact without a fax number,” said Akiko Sasaki.
Responding to coronavirus outbreak, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare opens a fax consultation service for the hearing impaired
In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has opened a fax consultation service (03.3595.2756) to accept consultations from people who have difficulty hearing or hearing.
Fukuoka hearing impaired couple file forced sterilization lawsuit
On December 24th, a hearing impaired couple from Fukuoka Prefecture filed a lawsuit at Fukuoka District Court on the grounds that they were forced to undergo infertility surgery under the old Eugenic Protection Act, an act which violated basic human rights guaranteed by the Constitution. They are seeking damages of 10 million yen.
Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to introduce “telephone relay” system for emergency calls for the hearing impaired in 2021
“Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has made it a policy for emergency calls such as 110 and 119 regarding the “telephone relay service” for the hearing impaired, which is scheduled to be implemented nationwide from 2021.”
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
Barrier Free Japan 