Ministry to urge improvement of airport accessibility ahead of Games
“The tourism ministry will step up efforts to make the nation’s airports more accessible for disabled people ahead of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it has been learned.”
Category: Paralympics
Japan to increase number of wheelchair-friendly hotel rooms
“Under the new rules, hotels with 201 to 300 rooms, for example, would have to have three or more rooms accessible to wheelchair users.”
New rules to increase barrier free lodging to be introduced
“The ordinance sets quantitative criteria that must be met for rooms at hotels and inns to be labeled barrier-free. For example, doors to a room, toilet or bathroom must be “at least 80 centimeters wide and have no steps.””
Wheelchair-using Pyeongchang Olympic volunteer: “Please do not give up being involved in the tournament because of your disability”
“The Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020 aims to create a tournament where people with disabilities and people without disabilities are involved without being divided.”
Japanese public institutions looks for advice on guide and assist dogs as 2020 approaches
“Barrier-free law mainly focuses on access to the hardware side and lacks regulations to guarantee use.In the world, accessibility as a tool to prohibit discrimination from the viewpoint of human rights” equality with others.”
Japan Open: Gordon Reid wins men’s singles wheelchair tennis title
“Britain’s Gordon Reid has won the Japan Open men’s singles wheelchair tennis title for the second year running.”
“If the Paralympics are not a success, the Tokyo Games are not a success”
“Nearly half of Tokyo’s residents can’t name a single Paralympian, and international sporting officials are worried about the capital’s readiness to accommodate athletes.“
On the Japan Government Cabinet “approved plans” for a ‘Barrier Free Tokyo’ in 2013 and 2018
Yesterday (April 2nd 2018) Barrier Free Japan shared an article from Kyodo which was reprinted in many news outlets, bothContinue Reading
Para-sports radio programme to be launched
“You need to keep on thinking….It was originally my mother who became disabled. As my dream came true, I’d like to listen to the dreams of the players trying to realize their dreams and the many people who support those player on this program, and to deliver as many voices as possible I will tell you I’m enthusiastic.”
1000 people in Akashi in Hyogo Prefecture, both disabled people and parents participate in ‘Parasport’ events
“A “Parasport Stadium” with sports for disabled people such as wheelchair basket and blind soccer was held on March 11th at the Akashi Central Sports Center in Okubo, Hyogo prefecture.”
