“The first meeting of the “Japan Society for the Prevention of Abuse of Citizens of Persons with Disabilities” was held in Tokyo; it was established to protect persons with disabilities from abuse, and to recommend policy to the national government regarding ways of training staff that look after disabled people.”
“Women with children in Nagoya have new opportunities to converse using sign language, after the creation of a new social group.”
“According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare persons with disabilities working at private companies with 50 or more employees reached 497,795 (4.5% increase from the previous year) as of June 1 of this year (2017), the highest level for 14 consecutive years . On the other hand, about 30% of the subjects surveyed did not employ one person.”
“Utsunomiya District Court – In a trial against former employees of a facility accused of injuries and other charges, including assaulting a man with intellectual disability at facility for the disabled in Utsunomiya City it was said, “The crime was done unilaterally to the victim of the nonresistance,” and those convicted were given a suspended sentence.”
From Kyarikonenyūsu (in Japanese) December 7th 2017 The Disabled Personnel Research Institute announced the results of December 6, of theContinue Reading
“SENDAI – A woman in her 60s will sue the government for being forced to undergo sterilization on the grounds of her intellectual disability, according to informed sources.”
Kyodo News & The Japan Times December 4th 2017 The nation’s first public phones allowing communication via sign language wereContinue Reading
In early December 2017, Rocketnews24 reported about a campaign aimed to help the elderly and disabled. Like many major cities,Continue Reading
“In a trial against two former employees of a facility charged injuring a resident, the prosecution said, “In a trial against a man who was charged with injuries and the like, It is a one-sided crime against a nonresistant person with disabilities. He was sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment and two years imprisonment.”
According to the Asahi Shimbun, A man who was in his 50’s, was living in a support facility for theContinue Reading
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