Disability News Japan Podcast: The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #7: A No News Stormy/Sunny First Day of Spring!
March 20th 2024 was the Spring equinox and a national holiday in Japan, but it is was very windy. There is also very little news!
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Disability News Japan Podcast: The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #6: The Spring Equinox Holiday Edition!
The Spring equinox, March 20th 2024 is a national holiday in Japan! There is sakura and a Shog-A.I. Shimbun episode! Today’s episode mentions an NPO in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture that has begun an initiative to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities in the agricultural field. Michey Peckitt in A.I. mode also talks a bit about the derogatory language that is sometimes used in both LGBT+ and disability journalism.
Disability News Japan Podcast: The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #5: Japan Gender Identity Society Renamed to Avoid Medicalized Language
What was formerly the GID (Gender Identity Disorder) Society, which promotes research on transgender people whose minds and bodies do not match, officially announced at its general meeting held in Okinawa Prefecture on March 17th that it will change its name. The change, announced Sunday at its general meeting, is in line with the World Health Organization’s recent advice to use the term “gender incongruence” instead of “gender disorder.” The society’s new English name is yet to be formally decided.
Disability News Japan Podcast: The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #4: McDonalds App Fail A Barrier to News Stories!
Ok, this is a bit of fun, but behind it are two serious points. Firstly since the term ‘shogai’ or ‘障害’ can mean ‘failure’, ‘obstacle’ as well as ‘disability’, the algorithm Gods of Google won’t quickly show up recent news stories about disability in Japan because everyone is talking about the McDonald’s App ‘fail’ that happened on Friday.
Secondly, a reliance on technology to accomplish tasks like buying food is also a concern for me as a person with disabilities.
I’m not always lovin’ it.
Disability News Japan Podcast: The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #3: Further Details on the ‘Hokkaido Farm Abuse Case’
Whilst reading about the ranch operator in northern Japan’s Hokkaido who admitted in court on March 12th that they had not paid intellectually disabled workers for decades, giving them only “snacks and juice,” Barrier Free Japan went back to their blog and re-read reports.
Disability News Japan Podcast: The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #2: Evening Edition
As soon as the second episode of the ‘Shog-A.I. Shimbun’ was uploaded a report by The Mainichi Shimbun on a similar theme – that of people with disabilities not being paid for work – was published, so this is kind of a ‘Shog-A.I, episode two: evening edition.’
Disability News Japan Podcast: The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #2: High Wages, Low Wages Japan for the Disabled
This is the second edition of The ‘Shog-A.I. Shimbun’, the AI narrated news report about disability issues in Japan. This episode covers news reports from March 11th – March 14th 2024.
Disability News Japan Podcast: The First Edition of the ‘Shog-A.I. Shimbun’!
Barrier Free Japan Japan introduces the ‘Shog.A.I Shimbun’! The podcast news digest about disability issues in Japan!
Disability News Japan Podcast: Disability News About Japan Now Powered by AI!
The robots are coming, Barrier Free Japan is being upgraded against their will! Well, not quite yet, but playing around with Sora AI and the Echo AI.
Disability News Japan Podcast: Father speaks about his daughter, the late Yuri Hayashi, ALS Patient
While her father, Kazuo Hayashi believes her death was the course his daughter chose, Kazuo had nothing but disdain for the two doctors implicated in her death.
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