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Employment for the Disabled on the Rise in Japan

Thanks to extended support services and government quotas for disabled workers, employment for the disabled in Japan is on the rise. In 2013, the number of disabled people finding work through employment services went up by an astounding 9,562 cases over 2012 data to a total of 77,883 cases. This Read more…

By accessible-japan, 10 years ago

Let's Speak Sign Language YouTube Channel

Learn Japanese Sign Language on YouTube

People with hearing impairments (like the two ladies who recently one regional elections) in Japan sign to communicate, and, as you might expect, they don’t use American Sign Language (ASL)! Japanese Sign Language (JSL) is called 手話 (shu-wa, lit. “hand language”), and though people with hearing impairments have faced an Read more…

By accessible-japan, 10 yearsMay 11, 2015 ago