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…
With new government regulations formed to support welfare workshops specifically for disabled people, we could see agriculture across Japan begin to regrow. These new initiatives are designed to help disabled people that are interested in starting their own agricultural business. With over 100 million people in Japan who have a Read more…
Regardless of their qualifications or level of abilities it’s important to note that disabled individuals across Japan have long experienced difficulty when it comes to entering the job market. A variety of Japanese firms and businesses are slow to hire disabled people. While there are decades-old laws that require the Read more…
Silver Human Resources Center is interested in making a transition into offering seniors opportunities for work. Rather than simply working as a resources center to connect elderly individuals to buses, assistance and the resources that they need for retirement, the center is interested in changing its focus to include staffing Read more…
Notes from the Obstacle Course Dr. Michael Peckitt There are times when, as a disabled person, I have to remind myself to be shocked by what someone might say about my being disabled, or about the topic of disability in general. I have after all, been told on more than Read more…
The suggestion by a newly appointed Ibaraki education board member has elicited online outrage. According to the member, the administration should encourage more prenatal screening so that the “burden” of disabled children can be alleviated from the parents. Chieko Hasegawa, the vice president of Tokyo based gallery Nichido, made the Read more…