Bill redressing forced sterilization to be submitted to Japanese parliament around April
“The envisioned bill will have a preamble which says, “We sincerely reflect on and deeply apologize for the great physical and mental suffering” inflicted.”
Category: Disability
Year and half after Vanilla Airline incident, Japanese wheelchair user reflects on disability issues
“In Japan, the idea of” right to move “is missing. It is not a problem only for people with disabilities. In rural areas, public transportation declines for business reasons and elderly people who can not drive a car are inconvenienced… “
Yamagata Prefecture examines employment for persons with disabilities
From The Sankei Shimbun November 13th 2018 In Yamagata Prefecture, where the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s disabled employmentContinue Reading
Major suds makers take varied approach to beer tasting by electric wheelchair users
“Disabled rights advocacy groups point out that electric wheelchairs are treated the same as pedestrians under the Road Traffic Act, and pedestrians are not prohibited from drinking alcohol. Therefore, they say, banning chair users from tasting at beer factories constitutes discrimination under the Act for Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities. They want the ban removed from the NPA guidelines.”
Majority of small-to-midsize Japanese firms are failing to meet disabled employment quotas
“Only 35 percent showed willingness to hire people with mental or physical disabilities either “positively” or “to abide by the law,” the survey conducted by staffing firm En-japan inc. showed.”
Govt accepting unified exam applications from the disabled
“Through the exams, comprising first-round paper tests set for February and subsequent interviews by separate government bodies, a total of 676 people will be hired. The final passers will be posted on March 22.The authority said people can take the exams if two or more years have passed since their junior high school graduation and they have certificates for their disabilities. Applications will be accepted until Dec. 14.”
Fewer foreigners than expected coming to Japan to work as caregiver trainees
“The government is aiming for the nursing care sector to account for 50,000 to 60,000 of those jobs to help make up for a shortage of 340,000 caregivers expected by 2025. But that projection may look overly optimistic, especially in the face of competition from countries including Germany, Singapore and the United States, which also have a shortage of caregivers.”
35 prefectures exclude job applicants with mental, intellectual disabilities
“As many as 35 of Japan’s 47 prefectural governments exclude regular job applicants with mental or intellectual disabilities despite legal requirements protecting their being hired.”
“Looking to people with disabilities” a bereaved family writes about Sagamihara killing case
“At the disabled facility “Tsukui Yamayuri Garden” in Sagamihara City, where 19 inhabitants were killed in July 2016, a bereaved family who lost their son (then 41) wrote a note which was printed in Kyodo News, saying “I would like to see you My thoughts are getting stronger. ” It is two years and four months since the occurrence on 26th. “We are paying more attention to people with disabilities”. ”
三宮では、「7.26神戸アクショングループ」が障害問題を浮き彫りにしています
“三ノ宮では、障害者グループ「7.26神戸アクトン」が障害問題の認識を高めています。”
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