Japanese airlines to offer discount to people with mental disorders
“The JAL group will start accepting reservations for the discount on Oct.4, while other airlines plan to implement the new policy as early as January next year.”
Category: Disability
Kobe district court hears forced sterilization case involving two deaf couples
“Among the plaintiffs, Kimiko Kobayashi (86) of Akashi City got pregnant shortly after marrying her husband (86), but was taken to a hospital by her mother and was ordered have to surgery to abort. At the same time, sterilization surgery, unknown to Kobayashi and her husband, sterilisation surgery was also performed.”
Intellectual disability support group to launch sterilization surgery victim survey
“The 200,000-member “Zenkoku Te o Tsunagu Ikuseikai Rengokai” (New Inclusion Japan) will aim to identify victims of such surgeries that targeted people with physical and intellectual disabilities, mental illnesses or what were believed to be hereditary diseases.”
Fukui Prefecture adopts ‘Help Mark’ to aid disabled people
“The help mark is a design with a white cross and heart arranged on a red background, Tokyo introduced in 2012. It has already being used in 34 prefectures.”
Disability groups protest JR Kyushu ‘unmanned station’ policy
“There was a rally meeting at a JR Kyushu station in Oita city on the 24th, against the large scale reduction of unmanned stations.”
Sapporo district court ruling on forced sterilization case makes courtroom accessible
“The Sapporo District Court ruling on a case to decide whether Kikuo Kojima (77) of Sapporo City is due damages on the grounds that sterilization was forced under the former eugenic protection law (1948-96) made the public gallery in the courtroom accessible for the hearings on the 25th. More than half – some reports say 60% – of the seats in the court room were allocated to accommodate the disabled people attending , to allow a caretaker with medical equipment, as well as sign language interpreters to accompany them.”
Cafe to showcase robot waiters steered from afar by people with ALS, other debilitating diseases
“The cafe, which will be open on weekdays between Nov. 26 and Dec. 7, will make use of robots controlled by people with diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a motor neuron disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.”
Niigata welfare facility report “8 people underwent forced sterilization surgery’
“8 people said they had undergone sterilization surgery at Niigata hospitals it has been learned. Niigata city and prefecture surveyed medical institutions and welfare facilities revealing the 8 instances of forced sterilization.”
Japanese Government to introduce written exam for job candidates with disabilities
“On September 21st, the government decided to introduce a common written examination for persons with disabilities, concerning the employment of full-time staff of ministries and agencies, in response to the problem of employment of persons with disabilities in the central government. “
E-ticket firm to refund Amuro fans turned away from concert for ‘invalid’ disability ID
“A company that handles electronic concert tour tickets for big-name musicians will be refunding fans of Namie Amuro who were turned away after presenting intellectual disability certificates as personal identification when trying to enter venues for her concerts, it has been announced.”
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