2008-06

This morning the participants visited the Hiroshima Prefectural Braille Library to learn about its services for persons ...

This morning, the participants met a survivor of the atomic bomb blast (or Hibakusha in Japanese) and listened to a mess...

Peer counseling was developed in the independent living movement in the U.S. in the 1970s.More than 20 years has passed ...

by Mr. Teruhisa YOKOYAMA,Chairperson of the Board, Center for Independent Living ‘HANDS-Setagaya’In the afternoon, the p...

by Mr. Shoji NAKANISHI,Chairperson, Human Care AssociationMany of the readers may already know of Mr. Shoji Nakanishi, w...

by Mr. Yoshinori Ikezumi,Regional Coordinator of International People's Health Council South East / Pacific and North Ea...

by Mr. Hiroshi UENO, Chairperson of Planning Committee  Today's topic was the employment of persons with disabilities. T...

10 participants were divided into four groups and each group visited different homes of Japanese people with disabilitie...

Ten participants visited Genkimura (‘Genki’ means vigor and ‘mura’ means village) to learn about the current situation o...

In the morning the participants visited WORLD PIONEER Co., Ltd. As its name shows, it is a pioneering company in employm...