Category: Disability

Crime Disability Japan Welfare

Wakayama Prefectural Police arrest a welfare facility employee on suspicion of ‘forced indecency’ of intellectually disabled woman

“Wakayama Prefectural Police at Hashimoto Police Station arrested an employee of a welfare facility for the disabled in the city. The suspect worked at a welfare institution in the same prefecture, and was arrested on suspicion of forced indecently against a woman with intellectual disability at a welfare facility. “

Disability Discrimination Japan Travel

Disability groups urge Aichi Governor to act on a possible legal violation regarding Nagoya castle’s accessibility

“The “Aichi Disability Forum” forum pointed out that not installing an elevator in the new castle tower violates the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Law for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities. Such a policy falls under “unfair discriminatory treatment” ”

Crime Disability Japan

Hyogo Prefecture to introduce a program to help the elderly and disabled who have been charged with a crime

“Under the new initiative, when an elderly person or an intellectually disabled person who tends to have dementia is arrested by shoplifting; a counselor from a social welfare corporation entrusted by the prefecture who received information from prosecutors, lawyers, police will visit person in a detention facility. “