“A combination of a stuck wheelchair and an inactive sensor that detects objects on the tracks possibly contributed to the death of a 73-year old man at a railway crossing, the Kobe Shimbun reported.”
“The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry, there were 3,673 ‘platform falls’ in 2014.”
“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.”
“I wanted to create a place where people could hold dialogues in an easy manner, regardless of their position or job title”
“In Tsu City , Mie Prefecture’s day care facility for three disabled “Tsuku Shinbo’s House Kazushi”, it was found that staff members had been violent towards “intellectual disabled users of day service” calling them a liars” and “thieves”.”
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