第21回台風や北海道地震は障害者に影響を及ぼしましたか？Did the 21st typhoon and the Hokkaido earthquake affect the people with disabilities?
“第21回台風や北海道地震は障害者に影響を及ぼしましたか？Did the 21st typhoon and the Hokkaido earthquake affect the people with disabilities?”
Category: Disasters
Disabled people had difficulty evacuating in Western Japan rain disaster
“ “Municipalities should work with local communities to create evacuation plans under the coordination of their disaster management and welfare sections,” said Shigeo Tatsuki, a Doshisha University professor specializing in welfare and disaster prevention.”
Japan’s Environment Ministry to review color-coded ‘Heat index map, helping those with vision disorders
Japan Environment Ministry “… found that the indication of the “heat index” color-coded on the map was difficult to distinguish for people with color vision disorders.”
Parents of disabled son who died in West Japan floods speak about ‘family treasure’
“We wanted him to return alive. Kyohei Yamaguchi (20) of Imari city, Saga Prefecture, who went missing as a result of the heavy rain that struck West Japan, was near a disabled residential facility and his body was discovered on the coast, downstream, two days later. Kyohei was heavily autistic and loved the water. In the heavy rain, it seems that he was the only one entered the muddy stream to go to see the river. His parents trembled, “He was a treasure of our family.” ”
“Everything remains uncertain” for rain disaster evacuees in Japan amidst the heat
“At an evacuation center in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, 69-year-old Michiko Wakisaka, whose home was hit by a landslide, said she moved from another evacuation center after finding it only had squat-style toilets she cannot use due to disability.”
Early support means Evacuation Centers are ‘safe’ for disabled people in Osaka
“During the earthquake occurring in the northern part of Osaka Prefecture, the elderly and disabled people living alone moved to the evacuation center as many people needed assistance in the event of a disaster. “Even if I go home,” “Because everyone is safe”. The fear of frequent aftershocks and feeling of loneliness is strong, and relief is voiced that the person who is in the shelter is safe.”
6.1M Earthquake in Osaka June 18th 2018
“The earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.1, or a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7, hit at 7:58 a.m. and occurred at a depth of about 13 km in the northern part of Osaka Prefecture, the Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued.”
Japan Meteorological Agency to consider Sign Language ‘Disaster Warnings’ for the Deaf
“The Japan Meteorological Agency is considering the introduction of sign language interpretation at an emergency press conference so that people with impaired hearing can receive disaster prevention information.”
Two years on disabled continue to feel aftereffects from the Kumamoto earthquake
“Maki said, “It is indispensable to grasp the actual situation as to what kind of support is to be considered, I would like the administration to turn more attention to the suffering of disabled people who continue to have aftereffects” ”
March 11th 2018
“On this day many local councils, schools and other public services memorialize 3/11. This is the sound of high school girls from a local Kobe school singing ‘上を向いて歩こう’ – better known in the west by the (entirely unrelated to the title of the song) moniker ‘Sukiyaki’ – outside JR Sumiyoshi station, around 3pm on March 11th 2018.”
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