By: Emily Starnes I love to travel! I have had the great fortune to journey to over half of the states within the contiguous U.S., stepped over into Canada for a trip to Niagara Falls, and toured several countries in Western Europe. Then this summer I had the pleasure of Read more…
By Jasmine Dudley My name is Jasmine and I’m currently an occupational therapy student completing a 3-month long doctoral experiential internship with The Accessible Design Foundation of Japan, also known as ADFJ. So why would an occupational therapy student like me come all the way to Japan from the USA Read more…
By Joan Pahisa Hi everyone! I’m Joan and a few months ago I decided to move to Osaka to study Japanese. I had been working really hard on my thesis these past few years back in Spain, aside from a few other projects, and after finishing it I found a Read more…
By Toshiko Kudo For the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Paralympic Games, the accessibility of public transport in Japan is improving. An airport bus with a lift is one improvement. In the Tokyo area, the first airport bus with lift started operations from Tokyo City Air Terminal (T-CAT) to Haneda Airport International Read more…
By Terin Jackson from Kyo Tours Japan All about my day in Tokyo with Accessible Japan and how it got me thinking about disability issues in Japanese tourism. Osaka Castle has a major design flaw. Not a military or structural weak point, but an aesthetic one. The castle keep rises Read more…
By Andy Barrow The time has come to draw a few conclusions from my time in Tokyo (Read part one here, and part two here!). In this post, I’ll be sharing my thoughts about access in the city for those with impairments. I’ll also be asking how Tokyo and Japan will Read more…