Category: Disability

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 25, 2023 Number of comments0
Disability Japan Podcast Unmanned Stations

Disability News Japan Podcast: ‘Unmanned stations’ Prompts Disability Groups in Japan to Worry About Freedom of Movement

As early as 20th November 2019, disability groups in Kyushu, specifically disability groups in Oita Prefecture had concerns about ‘unmanned stations’, although protest rallies were held as long ago as late September 2018. In November 2019, it was reported that a“civic group made up of people with disabilities and supporters will file a lawsuit seeking compensation from the Oita District Court.”  Since 2020, more wheelchair users and other parties have filed numerous lawsuits with the Oita District Court, claiming that their constitutionally protected right to freedom of movement is being infringed.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 24, 2023 2
Disability Japan Travel Unmanned Stations

‘Unmanned stations’ Prompts Disability Groups in Japan to Worry About Freedom of Movement

As early as 20th November 2019, disability groups in Kyushu, specifically disability groups in Oita Prefecture had concerns about ‘unmanned stations’, although protest rallies were held as long ago as late September 2018. In November 2019, it was reported that a“civic group made up of people with disabilities and supporters will file a lawsuit seeking compensation from the Oita District Court.” 

Since 2020, more wheelchair users and other parties have filed numerous lawsuits with the Oita District Court, claiming that their constitutionally protected right to freedom of movement is being infringed.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 23, 2023 Number of comments0
Abuse Disability Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Nagano Government Revokes ‘Designated’ Status of Company Providing Employment Support for Disabled over Abuse

Nagano prefecture has taken administrative action to revoke the designation of a corporation operating an employment support facility for persons with disabilities in Ueda City, on the grounds that it had repeatedly abused several users. This is the first time that the prefecture has revoked the designation of a business that provides support to persons with disabilities.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 22, 2023 1
Abuse Care Disability Japan

In First for the Prefecture, Nagano Government Revokes ‘Designated’ Status of Company Providing Employment Support for Disabled over Abuse

Nagano prefecture has taken administrative action to revoke the designation of a corporation operating an employment support facility for persons with disabilities in Ueda City, on the grounds that it had repeatedly abused several users.

This is the first time that the prefecture has revoked the designation of a business that provides support to persons with disabilities.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 21, 2023 Number of comments0
Disability Eugenics Forced Sterilization Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Twenty-Six Prefectures in Japan ‘blacked out’ Information on Former Eugenic Protection Law Victims

In response to a Japanese Diet investigation into the issue of forced sterilization of persons with disabilities under the former Eugenic Protection Law (1948-96), 26 prefectures submitted ‘blacked out’ documents to the Japanese Diet, according to an interview with the Research Bureau of the House of Representatives and local governments.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 20, 2023 1
Disability Eugenics Forced Sterilization Japan

Twenty-Six Prefectures in Japan ‘blacked out’ Information on Former Eugenics Protection Law Victims

In response to a Japanese Diet investigation into the issue of forced sterilization of persons with disabilities under the former Eugenic Protection Law (1948-96), 26 prefectures submitted ‘blacked out’ documents to the Japanese Diet, according to an interview with the Research Bureau of the House of Representatives and local governments.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 18, 2023 Number of comments0
developmental disabilities Disability Japan

My In-Laws Lack Understanding of Developmental Disabilities [Japan News Letter]

I’m a homemaker in my 40s raising twin boys in second grade of elementary school. Both boys have developmental disabilities and attend a special needs school. However, my in-laws don’t understanding my sons’ situation.

Since they were born, my in-laws have said they refuse to take care of their grandchildren. Whenever something happens while at their house, they say things like, “Developmental disabilities are the invention of doctors and you’ve been misled.”