Concerns for patients as 5 in Gifu hospital die of heatstroke with air conditioning off
“In a hospital in Gifu City, five patients who were hospitalized in a room where the air conditioner failed are found dead one after another in two days.”
Category: Japan
Takarazuka City Board of Education member apologizes for remarks about disabled girl
“Takarazuka City Board of Education said on Monday that a male (72), who was a board of education, attending public elementary schools in the city, said something to a mother of a fourth-graded girl (9) suffering from incurable diseases ” that the city’s board of education recognized the remark as “discrimination”. The man submitted his resignation last month and it was accepted on the 26th.”
More local gov’t bodies inflated number of people with disabilities in employment
“”We had no intention of padding our numbers, but what we did was inappropriate,” the police force said, and offered an apology. The prefectural police had used the same calculation method since at least the 2007 fiscal year.”
Graphic designer develops card to convey hidden disabilities
“A Japanese woman with a developmental disorder has devised a card to help others with disabilities better communicate their rather uncommon symptoms in an attempt to reach out to the rest of the public.”
Para Arena a barrier-free home base for athletes
“With the start of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics just two years away, para athletes have begun to ramp up preparations and intensify their training. But many face major disadvantages due to a lack of training facilities with features such as air conditioning or barrier-free entrances.”
Japan’s Welfare Ministry confirms 3460 ‘padded jobs’ in disability employment report
“3460 people were padded by 27 administrative agencies, which is 80% of the central ministries”
Japan Govt Pads Disabled Worker Number by Over 3,000
“Tokyo, Aug. 25 Japanese government agencies are projected to have padded the number of people with disabilities they claimed to have employed by over 3,000, informed sources said Saturday.”
Facilities turning barrier-free across Japan for inclusive 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
“With Aug. 25 marking exactly two years until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, facilities across Japan are being renovated or newly built to meet universal design standards.”
At least 11 local governments in Japan admit reporting incorrect data on their employment of disabled staff
“At least 11 Japanese local governments have been found to have padded data on the proportion of people with disabilities on their payrolls.”
Nagasaki Prefecture misreported disability employment rates for 20 years
“Nagasaki Prefecture announced on 21th that it had calculated the employment rate of persons with disabilities to include those that were not handicapped for the past 20 years, and did not confirm the medical certificate of designated doctors.”
