Category: Disability

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 13, 2023 1
Care Disability Japan

Management of Three Kanagawa Prefectural Facilities for Persons with Disabilities May be Transferred to Private Sector

In response to a question from a member of parliament, Governor Kuroiwa said, “Scientific research and human resource development related to welfare are unprofitable and difficult to implement in private facilities.” “We are proceeding with the arrangement with the aim of continuing to operate the facility as a prefectural facility, and transferring the rest to the private sector.”

Among the prefectural facilities, Nakai Yamayuri Garden will continue, and the future direction of Serigaya Yamayuri Garden and Tsukui Yamayuri Garden will be considered based on the operational status.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 12, 2023 Number of comments0
Crime Disability Elderly Euthanasia Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Obsession to care for disabled wife by himself led man to kill her

It was a chilling act, and one with an unusual motive. The death of the 79-year-old woman was not a mercy killing. The husband bore no ill-feelings toward her, nor did he feel overburdened by caring for her for about 40 years. Instead, he stubbornly felt that he, and he alone, should be the one tending to the needs of his beloved partner, even when he became too weak to do the job.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 11, 2023 1
Assisted Dying Crime Disability Euthanasia Japan

Obsession to care for disabled wife by himself led man to kill her

It was a chilling act, and one with an unusual motive.
The death of the 79-year-old woman was not a mercy killing. The husband bore no ill-feelings toward her, nor did he feel overburdened by caring for her for about 40 years.
Instead, he stubbornly felt that he, and he alone, should be the one tending to the needs of his beloved partner, even when he became too weak to do the job.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 9, 2023 1
Abuse Disability Japan Work

(Update) 656 Disabled Abused in the Workplace in FY2022

By types of abuse, 600 people suffered financial abuse, an increase of 180 from the previous year. Psychological abuse such as verbal abuse and discrimination occurred in 47 cases, followed by physical abuse such as assault in 24 cases. If more than one type of abuse is recognized for an individual, each is accounted for separately.

In terms of specific damage, there were cases where people were paid less than the local minimum wage, and cases where people suffered burns when a gas burner was pressed against their arms.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 6, 2023 3
Barrier Free Disability Japan Osaka Kansai Expo 2025

Osaka Kansai World Expo 2025 Venue to Follow Universal Design Guidelines, have ‘Unity in Diversity’ Theme

Barrier Free Japan contacted the organisers of the ‘Osaka Kansai World Expo 2025’ asking about plans to make the venue, which is in Yumeshima Osaka, accessible to people with disabilities and about possible themes of thew exhibits that might be about people with disabilities. This was the response from the ‘Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition’: