About Susie – I love travelling, seeing different places, different lifestyles, and different environments. Japan is the 78th country I’ve visited and I truly loved it! So beautiful and endlessly interesting. Fantastic resources like this are so useful for wheelchair users so I set up wheelchairworld.org to help wheelchair users find relevant Read more…
Japan recently enacted a new law banning discrimination of people with disabilities in the workplace. The attention this new law is capturing is creating changes within universities and municipalities across Japan. The idea of this new initiative is to raise awareness among employers who are not currently employing disabled workers in their workforce. A large Read more…
Notes from the Obstacle Course Dr. Michael Peckitt I have mentioned ‘Priority Seats’ before in my blog posts for Notes from Obstacle Course, they are the seats found on trains, buses and ferries in Japan, set aside for children, the pregnant, the elderly and those with disabilities. They are usually Read more…
Around 10 minutes from the Kichijoji Station in Tokyo, a specialty store has opened up dealing in art made entirely by disabled artists at welfare facilities in Japan. As soon as you enter into this colorful store you are greeted by glass bead earrings, beautiful felt brooches, handmade purses and more. It seems Read more…
While known for its complex and sophisticated train system, Japan also has many buses connecting commuters to the nearest train station. The majority of the city buses in large urban areas are wheelchair accessible, however, some routes are still not fully accessible in more rural areas. The majority of the accessible buses Read more…
Shoko Kanazawa is a Japanese calligrapher with Down Syndrome. With the confidence she gained through her work, she decided to take the plunge and start living independently starting this December. Previously Shoko was living with her mother – not uncommon as a large population of adults with Down syndrome in Japan still Read more…