Sacked Okayama disabled people to get job interviews
“There is lack of workers, if there is a person who matches the job description , I would like to cooperate to help re-employ even just one person.”
Category: Disability
A mother in Japan talks about discovering her son’s developmental disability
“My son was diagnosed as being autistic spectrum in early childhood when he was a 3rd grade elementary school student. I received this note:
“By knowing the characteristics of a son in early response to the diagnosis, we were able parenting without compared with other child time of Sotsuchichi, time of remove diapers, time begins to speak the language. The son of development unlike other children, it was completely different from childcare books.”
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare states 7.4% of Japan’s population have disabilities
“On Monday April 9th 2018, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced estimates that 936,600 people in Japan have either mental or physical disabilities.
The number of people with disabilities in Japan increased by about 1.49 million from the previous estimate of 2013 (about 7,879 thousand people). The proportion of Japan’s total population also increased from about 6.2% to about 7.4%.”
Further details emerge about disabled man kept in ‘cage’ more than 20 years in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
“The father told the city, “since my eldest son’s mental illness is rampant I put him in it 25 years ago.” ”
Japanese government seeks dismissal of forced sterilization damages claim
“The disabled and their families have been living in darkness and storms. I hope this trial will change society for the better.”
Hyogo Prefecture man with disabilities kept in tiny cage for over 20 yrs, father arrested
“The suspect is specifically accused of locking his son in a wooden cage roughly 1 meter high, 1.8 meters wide and 90 centimeters deep in a prefabricated shed beside their residence from around 10 a.m. on Jan. 18 to 10 p.m. on Jan. 19.”
Canadian born man with cerebral palsy helps to create an Accessible Japan
“Barry Josh Grisdale (37) who is originally from Canada and works at a welfare facility in Edogawa Ward, has a popular Internet site that summarizes the barrier-free situation of sightseeing spots throughout the country.
Grisdale’s ‘Accessible Japan’ website: https://www.accessible-japan.com
7,000 fraudulent claims for disabled welfare support made from a Hyogo Welfare office
From Nikkei April 5th 2018 On the April 5th, Kobe City reports that it had created about 7,000 fraudulent reports,Continue Reading
Shizuoka nursing home and school for the disabled started by actress celebrates 50th anniversary
“”Nemunogi Gakuen”, a nursing home for children with disabilities established by actress Miyako Miyagi (91) for children with physical disabilities, celebrated its 50th anniversary on Sunday.”
Despite laws, disabled people still experience discrimination in Hyogo prefecture
“Even after laws that forbid discriminatory treatment on the grounds of disability were enforced, there is still a suspicion of discrimination against persons with disabilities in Hyogo prefecture with total of 6 municipalities reporting cases of discrimination including Kobe, Himeji and Nishinomiya city.”
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