In the past 10 years, Japan has moved at a tremendous pace to install elevators at subway and train stations for the disabled and the elderly. Before the elevator boom, though, there were some cheaper, stop-gap solutions that were quite inventive… but also nerve-rackingly terrifying. While these methods of getting Read more…
Notes from the Obstacle Course Dr. Michael Peckitt It was a stern night landscape. The sound of the freezing of snow over the land seemed to roar deep into the earth. – Yasunari Kawabata, Snow Country Over the weekend of January 14th and 15th, Japan experienced a snow storm. Once Read more…
Notes from the Obstacle Course Dr. Michael Peckitt It is now December again in Japan, so it nearing the time for Kentucky Fried Chicken at Christmas and New Years celebrations. It is also a time to take stock of the year, so I thought an ‘Accessible Japan Year in Review’ Read more…
Earlier this year we took a look at Pokemon Go and the experience for disabled users. With the release of Super Mario Run, we thought this Japanese mascot also deserved a review from the perspective of a disabled user. Since Super Mario Run doesn’t require walking and exploring like Pokemon Read more…
As mentioned in a previous post, Tomihiro Hoshino is a famous disabled artist from Japan. As a gymnastics teacher he was demonstrating a double somersault technique to a group of junior high school students and unfortunately injured his neck during the maneuver, becoming completely paralyzed from the neck down. He discovered Read more…
The internet can be a fantastic place to build community. It can also be a horrible place, filled with trolls. Veterans of Reddit and Twitter have come together to create a new social network based on kindness. Accessible Japan loves kindness, so, we’ve joined Imzy! As part of the push Read more…