“At the disabled facility “Tsukui Yamayuri Garden” in Sagamihara City, where 19 inhabitants were killed in July 2016, a bereaved family who lost their son (then 41) wrote a note which was printed in Kyodo News, saying “I would like to see you My thoughts are getting stronger. ” It is two years and four months since the occurrence on 26th. “We are paying more attention to people with disabilities”. ”
“三ノ宮では、障害者グループ「7.26神戸アクトン」が障害問題の認識を高めています。”
“The ‘7.26 Kobe Action Group’ has been attempting to raise disability awareness since the killing of disabled people at a Sagamihara care home on July 26th 2016.”
“According to officials, the Yokohama District Court granted a request from the defense attorney in January this year, and a doctor separate from the investigation stage conducted a second appraisal after indictment. It ended in August and arrived at a diagnosis of personality disorder as well.”
“the Hyogo Prefectural Law Damaged Hyogo Lawyers Corp. found a museum document in Hyogo prefecture on the 16th, totaling 24 people declared in a document about surgery in which the real names of the patient was stated. The prefecture had previously said that there are no materials that can identify individuals.”
“On July 20th, a book including letters and drawings written by the accused in the Sagamihara massacre; when on July 26th 2016, 19 disabled people were killed at a care home in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture (others were injured).”
“Two years have now passed since the killings. How should society deal with statements that threaten the coexistence of the nondisabled and disabled people? And how can it make genuine coexistence a reality? The Yomiuri Shimbun asked experts on the issue. The following are excerpts from the interviews.”
