Category: Disability

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 1, 2024 1
2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Care Disability Japan

Users and Families of Wajima City Facility for Disabled Evacuated to Aichi Prefecture

On January 30th, users of a facility for the disabled in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, and their families evacuated to a facility in Aichi Prefecture, together with the staff who had been supporting them.

A total of 19 people, including users and family members of a facility for people with disabilities run by the social welfare corporation Kowa-kai in Wajima City, as well as support staff, moved from Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, where they had been staying temporarily since the earthquake, to a facility in Aichi Prefecture on January 30th.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 31, 2024 Number of comments0
Abuse Disability Japan Mental Health

After Assault on Inpatient at Tokyo Psychiatric Hospital, Director and Others to Resign

Takiyama Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Hachioji, Tokyo, where an incident of assault on an inpatient by a nurse occurred, received guidance from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government that measures to prevent recurrence were insufficient, and the hospital’s director and board members.

An improvement plan to the metropolitan government was resubmitted, a plan that includes the resignation of the head of the department.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 31, 2024 Number of comments0
Abuse Disability Japan

Shimane reports number of abuse of disabled by family members last year, lowest since records began

Last year, the number of cases in which people with disabilities were abused by family members in Shimane Prefecture was seven, the lowest since statistics began being kept, and the prefecture hopes to further prevent abuse by strengthening its systems.

On the other hand, the number of consultations and reports regarding people being abused at facilities increased by 10 from the previous year to 24, and 6 of these cases were considered abuse.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 30, 2024 Number of comments0
2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disability Elderly Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Almost One Month After Quake in Japan, Vulnerable People Struggle [NHK News Report, Audio in English]

The audio is from a NHK G TV programme broadcast at 7PM on Tuesday 30th January 2024. It reports that vulnerable people, such as the elderly and those with disabilities, continue to struggle after the earthquake that hit Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on January 1st 2024.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 30, 2024 Number of comments0
Abuse Disability Internet Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Gunma Disabled Man Files Criminal Charges After Being Called “Socially Unacceptable” Online

Prior to the criminal complaint, the man filed a civil suit against the online poster, seeking compensation for damages, and the Maebashi District Court ordered him to pay approximately 960,000 yen on December 8, 2023.

The criminal complaint was filed because the online contributor submitted a written defense in the civil trial, stating that the man was “such a socially unacceptable item”.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 28, 2024 1
Abuse Disability Internet Japan

Gunma Disabled Man Files Criminal Complaint Over Online Abuse After Being Called “socially unacceptable” During Civil Lawsuit

A man in his 40s who is severely disabled, filed a criminal complaint against an online contributor in Tokyo for defamation and insult on December 18, 2023.

Prior to the criminal complaint, the man filed a civil suit against the online poster, seeking compensation for damages, and the Maebashi District Court ordered him to pay approximately 960,000 yen on December 8, 2023.

The criminal complaint was filed because the online contributor submitted a written defense in the civil trial, stating that the man was “such a socially unacceptable item”.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 28, 2024 Number of comments0
Barrier Free Disability Japan Podcast Technology Travel

Disability News Japan Podcast: Scanning Errors: QR Codes Might Encroach on Barrier Free Travel in Japan

The photograph was taken at my local train station in Kobe. The station itself is quite accessible to a person with disabilities like myself. However, there is one small problem when one enters the station, because those who enter the station, enter what I like to call an ‘empire of QR codes’.

‘But isn’t that ok, maybe even accessible’ I hear you say? But, I find it difficult to hold my body still for a lengthy period of time because it spasms, it took me more than ten minutes to take this photo, imagine how much time it would take for me to scan a QR code.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 27, 2024 1
Barrier Free Disability Japan Travel

Scanning Errors: QR Codes Encroach on Barrier Free Travel in Japan

The photograph shows my local train station in Kobe. The station itself is quite accessible to a person with disabilities like myself. However, there is one small problem when one enters the station, because those who enter the station, enter what I like to call an ‘empire of QR codes’. ‘But isn’t that ok, maybe even accessible’ I hear you say? But, I find it difficult to hold my body still for a lengthy period of time because it spasms, it took me more than ten minutes to take this photo, imagine how much time it would take for me to scan a QR code.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 27, 2024 Number of comments0
2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disability Disasters Earthquake Japan Podcast Politics

Disability News Japan Podcast: Japan’s Politicians with Disabilities Meet to Discuss Quake Response

A meeting of a national organization made up of local politicians with disabilities was held in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture on January 15th, and the plan was to provide extensive support to people with disabilities in anticipation of a prolonged evacuation period following the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.