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by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 2, 2024 0

Symposium held in Saitama to consider support for preventing recidivism by the elderly and people with disabilities

A symposium was held in Saitama City on February 1st to consider what kind of support elderly people and people with disabilities who have committed crimes need in order to live in the community without re-offending.

The symposium was held by the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office and other organizations, and approximately 300 people gathered at the venue in Saitama City.

Among those who commit crimes, it is said that it is difficult for the elderly and those with disabilities to reintegrate into society, and prosecutors are working to connect people with high welfare needs, such as those whose prosecution has been suspended, to relevant organizations.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 1, 2024 0

2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Care Disability Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: One Month After Noto Peninsula Quake, Ishikawa Disabled Facility Users, Families and Carers Moved to Aichi

On January 30th, users of a facility for the disabled in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, and their families evacuated to a facility in Aichi Prefecture, together with the staff who had been supporting them.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 1, 2024 1

2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Care Disability Japan

Users and Families of Wajima City Facility for Disabled Evacuated to Aichi Prefecture

On January 30th, users of a facility for the disabled in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, and their families evacuated to a facility in Aichi Prefecture, together with the staff who had been supporting them.

A total of 19 people, including users and family members of a facility for people with disabilities run by the social welfare corporation Kowa-kai in Wajima City, as well as support staff, moved from Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, where they had been staying temporarily since the earthquake, to a facility in Aichi Prefecture on January 30th.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 31, 2024 0

Abuse Disability Japan Mental Health

After Assault on Inpatient at Tokyo Psychiatric Hospital, Director and Others to Resign

Takiyama Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Hachioji, Tokyo, where an incident of assault on an inpatient by a nurse occurred, received guidance from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government that measures to prevent recurrence were insufficient, and the hospital’s director and board members.

An improvement plan to the metropolitan government was resubmitted, a plan that includes the resignation of the head of the department.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 31, 2024 0

Abuse Disability Japan

Shimane reports number of abuse of disabled by family members last year, lowest since records began

Last year, the number of cases in which people with disabilities were abused by family members in Shimane Prefecture was seven, the lowest since statistics began being kept, and the prefecture hopes to further prevent abuse by strengthening its systems.

On the other hand, the number of consultations and reports regarding people being abused at facilities increased by 10 from the previous year to 24, and 6 of these cases were considered abuse.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 30, 2024 0

2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disability Elderly Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Almost One Month After Quake in Japan, Vulnerable People Struggle [NHK News Report, Audio in English]

The audio is from a NHK G TV programme broadcast at 7PM on Tuesday 30th January 2024. It reports that vulnerable people, such as the elderly and those with disabilities, continue to struggle after the earthquake that hit Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on January 1st 2024.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 30, 2024 0

Abuse Disability Internet Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Gunma Disabled Man Files Criminal Charges After Being Called “Socially Unacceptable” Online

Prior to the criminal complaint, the man filed a civil suit against the online poster, seeking compensation for damages, and the Maebashi District Court ordered him to pay approximately 960,000 yen on December 8, 2023.

The criminal complaint was filed because the online contributor submitted a written defense in the civil trial, stating that the man was “such a socially unacceptable item”.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 29, 2024 0

Barrier Free Blind Japan

Visually Impaired Woman from Fukuoka Devises Method of Putting Makeup on for the Blind, Wins ‘Citizen of the Year’ Award

The team, led by Ms. Misuzu Hojo, 31, who herself is visually impaired, has devised a makeup method using the fingers of both hands and has been spreading the method through lectures. At a ceremony held in Tokyo on January 29th Ms. Hojo expressed her dream: “In the future, I would like to hold a fashion show where visually impaired people who put on their own makeup can stand on stage and enjoy the show, even if they are blind or have difficulty seeing.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 28, 2024 1

Abuse Disability Internet Japan

Gunma Disabled Man Files Criminal Complaint Over Online Abuse After Being Called “socially unacceptable” During Civil Lawsuit

A man in his 40s who is severely disabled, filed a criminal complaint against an online contributor in Tokyo for defamation and insult on December 18, 2023.

Prior to the criminal complaint, the man filed a civil suit against the online poster, seeking compensation for damages, and the Maebashi District Court ordered him to pay approximately 960,000 yen on December 8, 2023.

The criminal complaint was filed because the online contributor submitted a written defense in the civil trial, stating that the man was “such a socially unacceptable item”.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 28, 2024 0

Barrier Free Disability Japan Podcast Technology Travel

Disability News Japan Podcast: Scanning Errors: QR Codes Might Encroach on Barrier Free Travel in Japan

The photograph was taken at my local train station in Kobe. The station itself is quite accessible to a person with disabilities like myself. However, there is one small problem when one enters the station, because those who enter the station, enter what I like to call an ‘empire of QR codes’.

‘But isn’t that ok, maybe even accessible’ I hear you say? But, I find it difficult to hold my body still for a lengthy period of time because it spasms, it took me more than ten minutes to take this photo, imagine how much time it would take for me to scan a QR code.

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