Category: Podcast

by Michael Gillan Peckitt March 5, 2024 Number of comments0
Deaf Disability Hearing Impaired Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: ‘Assist Mats’ Begin to Appear in 7-11 Branches in Japan

At some branches of 7-11, as you walk up to pay, you might see this mat, stuck to the counter. The mat has images with writing underneath, the writing is in Japanese & English and below the images it reads: ‘Buy Coffee’, ‘Buy Plastic Bag’, ‘Chopsticks’, ‘Fork’, ‘Spoon’, ‘Warm Up Microwave’, ‘Yes’ & ‘No’.

The mat is intended to help people with difficulties communicating, especially d/Deaf people and people with hearing impairments, when attempting to tell the 7-11 staff what they want to buy.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt March 1, 2024 Number of comments0
Barrier Free Disability Japan Podcast Wheelchair

Disability News Japan Podcast: Japan’s Barrier Free Laws Regarding Wheelchair User Spaces to be Revised

Japan’s infrastructure ministry plans to create a nationwide rule requiring that 0.5 pct of seats at sports venues and theaters be reserved for wheelchair users. The central government’s move comes after many local governments have set their own wheelchair space requirements of 0.5 pct or more.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 12, 2024 Number of comments0
Barrier Free Disability Film Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: ‘Mark – A Call to Action’ Documentary About Being Disabled to Premiere in Tokyo

Before he died, Mark was working on a new project with an organization that would help organizations such as governments & businesses include people with disabilities called ‘GLIDE’ or ‘Global Leaders in International Disability Education’. The documentary “Mark – A Call to Action” produced by GLIDE will premiere in February 2024 in Tokyo.

Registration application form to attend the premiere in Tokyo in February 2024: https://woobox.com/cg5e8w?fbclid=IwAR27Kqy-ObiWOJ1rhGEYDckuAqwbcVUWYIJK0YPngV4BrjoTZPBSUYf_PRM

GLIDE: https://www.glidefund.org

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 11, 2024 Number of comments0
Abuse Care Disability Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Disabled User of Ibaraki City Facility Suffers Serious Burns, Carers Did Not Check Bath Temperature

A male client suffered severe burns while taking a bath at a facility for the disabled in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture. The staff neglected to check the temperature of the hot water.

Ibaraki City announced on February 5th that a male user in his 30s suffered severe burns to approximately 85% of his body after taking a bath at a municipal living support center for people with disabilities.

Two male employees in charge of bathing did not measure the temperature, so it is possible that the temperature was higher than that.

The man is being treated in the hospital’s intensive care unit.