Notes from the Obstacle Course Dr. Michael Peckitt (An audio version has been created by Dr. Peckitt and can be found below) This weekend, October 10th – 12th, the weekend plus Monday is taikunohi or Sports Day. The boys and girls as well as young men and women, of every Read more…
Born in Sheffield in 1978, Michael Gillan Peckitt studied Philosophy at the University of Hull, obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in 2001 and his PhD in 2010. He has had left-sided spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy and epilepsy since birth. He has had teaching posts at various universities and is currently a Read more…
Often people with disabilities use phrases like “access for all” and we usually mean “access for us”. However, as I watch the accessibility landscape change over my years in Japan, I have noticed that it really does mean for all. I have been living in Japan for 8 years now Read more…
While a picture may be worth a thousand words, a video is worth… well, a lot more! While doing some reviews a while ago, I decided to take a video as well as pictures. It made me think, “why didn’t I start doing this earlier?!” So, Accessible Japan has birthed Read more…