Main measures | Relevant legislation | |
---|---|---|
Cabinet Office |
Formulation of the Basic Plan for Persons with Disabilities, awareness raising and public relations (Disabled Persons’ Week, special gatherings, regional conferences to promote measures for persons with disabilities, programs to promote public awareness of persons with disabilities) |
Fundamental Law for Disabled Persons |
National Police Agency |
Audible traffic signals for persons with visual impairments are installed, exception to the no-parking rule, consultation on driving aptitude, etc. |
Law on Infrastructure Plans, Law on Equipping Traffic Safety Facilities, Road Traffic Law, etc. |
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications |
Reduction of and exemption from NHK broadcast subscription fees, Automated Telling Machines (ATM) for persons with visual impairments are installed, provision of welfare telephone, etc. Consideration on taxes (Local Tax.) |
Broadcast Law, Cable Television Broadcast Law, Telecommunications Service Law, Law for Promoting Businesses that Facilitate the Use of Communications and Broadcast Services by the Physically Disabled Persons Local Tax Law |
Ministry of Justice |
Establishment of human rights consultation offices in each bureau and in district legal affairs and branch bureaus |
|
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Technical cooperation in the rehabilitation related field for persons with disabilities |
Japan International Cooperation Agency Law |
Ministry of Finance |
Measures for taxation (national tax) |
Income Tax Law, Consumption Tax Law, Inheritance Tax Law, Special Measures Act concerning Temporary Tax Law, Customs Tariff Law, etc. |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology |
Special support education Commission for development of medical and technical equipments to be used at school. |
•School Education Law •Law for Encouragement of School Attendance at Special Schools for Blind Persons, Deaf Persons, Physically Disabled Persons, Intellectually Disabled Persons •School Health Law |
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare |
•Prevention of the cause of disabilities, early detection and treatment, various welfare measures, public assistance, medical care |
Maternal and Child Health Law, Child Welfare Law, Law for the Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons, Law for the Welfare of Intellectually Disabled Persons, Law Concerning Mental Health and Welfare for Mentally Disabled Persons, Special Child Rearing Allowance Law, Law for Special Aid to Wounded and Sick Veterans, Daily Life Security Law, National Pension Law, Employees’ Pension Law, National Health Insurance Law, etc. Law for Employment Promotion, etc. of the Disabled Persons, Employment Countermeasures Law, Employment Insurance Law, Human Resources Development Promotion Law, Workmen’s Accident Compensation Insurance Law, etc. |
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries |
Improvements to the eating habits and the living environment of farming, fishing, and mountain villages that take into account the needs of persons with disabilities |
|
Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry |
Development of welfare related technical devices, equipment standardization |
Law on Industrial Standardization, Law for Promotion of Research, Development and the Distribution of Technical Aids and Equipment |
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport |
Improvement of public transportation Provision of public housing for persons with disabilities, prioritizing for getting into public housings, improvement of government facilities, public buildings, and roads, discount of fees for using toll highways, etc. System for Permission of developing emergency care and other facilities in areas prone to landslides |
Law to Facilitate the Use of Public Transportation by Elderly and Disabled Persons, Law for Buildings Accessible to and Usable by the Elderly and Physically Disabled Persons, Public Housing Law, Urban Development Corporation Byelaws, Government Housing Loan Corporation Law Law to Promote Natural Disaster Preventative Measures in Areas Prone to Landslides |
Total number |
Number of persons at home |
Number of persons in institutions |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
Children and adults with physical disabilities (*Source 1) |
3,516,000 |
3,327,000 |
189,000 |
|
Children with physical disabilities (under the age of 18) |
90,000 |
82,000 |
8,000 |
|
Adults with physical disabilities (18 years of age or over) |
3,426,000 |
3,245,000 |
181,000 |
|
Adults and children with intellectual disabilities (*Source 2) |
459,000 |
329,000 |
130,000 |
|
Children with intellectual disabilities (under the age of 18 years) |
103,000 |
94,000 |
9,000 |
|
Adults with intellectual disabilities (18 years of age or over) |
342,000 |
221,000 |
121,000 |
|
Age unknown |
14,000 |
14,000 |
0 |
|
Persons with psychiatric disabilities (*Source 3) |
2,584,000 |
2,239,000 |
345,000 |
|
Total number |
6,559,000 |
5,895,000 |
664,000 |
Notes
- Adults and children with physical disabilities who are residents of institutions include those living in facilities for blind children, facilities for deaf children, facilities for children with orthopedic disabilities, facilities for children with both severe intellectual and physical disabilities, facilities for rehabilitation and care of persons with physical disabilities, etc.
- Adults and children with intellectual disabilities who are residents of institutions include those living in facilities for children with intellectual disabilities, facilities for children with autism, facilities for children with both severe intellectual and physical disabilities, National Sanatorium (with special wards for children with both severe intellectual and physical disabilities), rehabilitation centers for persons with intellectual disabilities, and residential sheltered workshops for persons with intellectual disabilities.
- The number of persons with psychiatric disabilities comprises patients with a mental and other such disorders. The number residing in institutions comprises all such patients who are hospitalized.
Sources:
- Persons living at home: Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, “Survey on the Actual Status of Children and Adults with Physical Disabilities,” 2001.
Persons in facilities: Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, “Survey of Social Welfare Institutions’ 2000, etc.” - 2. Persons living at home: Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, “Basic Survey for the Policy of the Welfare of Children (Adults) with Intellectual Disabilities” 2000.
Persons in facilities: Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, “Survey of Social Welfare institutions’ 2000, etc.” - 3. Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, “Survey of Patients” 2002.
2. Breakdown of persons with physical disabilities by type of disability and gender
Type of disability |
Total |
Gender |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
Male |
Female |
Gender unknown |
||
Total |
3,245,000(100.0%) |
1,779,000(54.8%) |
1,423,000(43.9%) |
44,000(1.4%) |
Visual Impairment |
301,000 (100.0%) |
154,000 (51.2%) |
142,000 (47.2%) |
5,000 (1.7%) |
Hearing and speech impairment |
346,000 (100.0%) |
164,000 (47.4%) |
176,000 (50.9%) |
6,000(1.7%) |
Hearing impairment |
305,000 (100.0%) |
135,000 (44.3%) |
165,000 (54.1%) |
5,000 (1.6%) |
Impairment of balance function |
7,000 (100.0%) |
3,000 (42.9%) |
4,000 (57.1%) |
– ( – ) |
Impairment of voice, speech and mastication function |
34,000 (100.0%) |
26,000 (76.5%) |
6,000 (17.6%) |
1,000 (2.9%) |
Impairments of limbs or trunk |
1,749,000 (100.0%) |
940,000 (53.7%) |
787,000 (45.0%) |
22,000 (1.3%) |
Amputation of upper limb |
98,000 (100.0%) |
72,000 (73.5%) |
24,000 (24.5%) |
2,000 (2.0%) |
Upper limb functional disorder |
479,000 (100.0%) |
287,000 (59.9%) |
186,000 (38.8%) |
6,000 (1.3%) |
Amputation of lower limb |
49,000 (100.0%) |
34,000 (69.4%) |
15,000 (30.6%) |
– ( – ) |
Lower limb functional disorder |
563,000 (100.0%) |
247,000 (43.9%) |
310,000 (55.1%) |
6,000 (1.1%) |
Trunk functional disorder |
167,000 (100.0%) |
96,000 (57.5%) |
68,000 (40.7%) |
2,000 (1.2%) |
Mobility disorder caused by brain damage/cerebral palsy |
60,000 (100.0%) |
32,000 (53.3%) |
27,000 (45.0%) |
1,000 (1.7%) |
Mobility disorder affecting multiple limbs and trunk |
333,000 (100.0%) |
172,000 (51.7%) |
157,000 (47.1%) |
3,000 (0.9%) |
Internal Disorders |
849,000 (100.0%) |
521,000 (61.4%) |
318,000 (37.5%) |
11,000 (1.3%) |
Cardiac impairment |
463,000 (100.0%) |
269,000 (58.1%) |
188,000 (40.6%) |
6,000 (1.3%) |
Respiratory impairment |
89,000 (100.0%) |
63,000 (70.8%) |
24,000 (27.0%) |
2,000 (2.2%) |
Renal (kidney) impairment |
202,000 (100.0%) |
128,000 (63.4%) |
73,000 (36.1%) |
1,000 (0.5%) |
Bladder and rectum impairment |
91,000 (100.0%) |
58,000 (63.7%) |
31,000 (34.1%) |
1,000 (1.1%) |
Small intestine impairment |
3,000(100.0%) |
1,000 (33.3%) |
1,000 (33.3%) |
– ( – ) |
Immune function disorder caused by human immunodeficiency virus |
2,000 (100.0%) |
1,000 (50.0%) |
1,000 (50.0%) |
– ( – ) |
Multiple impairments (double count) |
175,000 (100.0%) |
107,000 (61.1%) |
66,000 (37.7%) |
2,000 (1.1%) |
Source: Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, “Survey on Actual Status of Children and Adults with Physical Disabilities,” 2001.
3. Breakdown of persons with physical disabilities by type and degree of disability
Total number |
Grade one |
Grade two |
Grade three |
Grade four |
Grade five |
Grade six |
Grade unknown |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number |
3,245,000 |
850,000 |
614,000 |
602,000 |
660,000 |
260,000 |
216,000 |
45,000 |
Visual impairment |
301,000 |
105,000 |
74,000 |
27,000 |
28,000 |
34,000 |
32,000 |
1,000 |
Hearing/speech impairment |
346,000 |
1,000 |
88,000 |
70,000 |
64,000 |
5,000 |
101,000 |
17,000 |
Limb/trunk impairment |
1,749,000 |
243,000 |
445,000 |
341,000 |
397,000 |
221,000 |
83,000 |
19,000 |
Internal disorder |
849,000 |
501,000 |
6,000 |
165,000 |
170,000 |
– |
– |
7,000 |
Multiple impairment |
175,000 |
88,000 |
47,000 |
22,000 |
8,000 |
4,000 |
1,000 |
6,000 |
Source: Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, “Survey on the Actual Status of Children and Adults with Physical Disabilities,” 2001.
4. Breakdown of persons with intellectual disabilities by degree of disability
Total |
Profound |
Severe |
Moderate |
Mild |
Degree |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number |
329,200 |
45,500 |
92,600 |
77,600 |
73,200 |
40,300 |
Children with intellectual disabilities (under 18 years of age) |
93,600 |
17,800 |
30,700 |
17,800 |
18,300 |
9,000 |
Adults with intellectual disabilities (18 years of age or older) |
221,200 |
26,700 |
59,700 |
57,400 |
52,100 |
25,300 |
Age unknown |
14,400 |
1,000 |
2,200 |
2,400 |
2,800 |
6,000 |
Source: Ministry of Health, Labor, and, Welfare, “Basic Survey for the Policy of the Welfare of Children (Adults) with Intellectual Disabilities,” 2000.
5. Breakdown of persons with intellectual disabilities by age and gender
Total number |
Males |
Females |
Gender unknown |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Total number |
329,200 (100.0%) |
184,500 (56.0%) |
130,900 (39.8%) |
13,800 (4.2%) |
Age 0-4 years |
12,400 |
7,800 |
4,600 |
– |
5-9 years |
30,100 |
19,600 |
10,400 |
– |
10-14 years |
33,100 |
20,000 |
12,600 |
400 |
15-19 years |
33,600 |
21,400 |
12,000 |
200 |
20-29 years |
79,800 |
45,500 |
33,500 |
800 |
30-39 years |
50,700 |
27,700 |
22,100 |
1,000 |
40-49 years |
37,700 |
21,300 |
16,200 |
200 |
50-59 years |
22,500 |
12,400 |
9,600 |
400 |
60 years or older |
14,800 |
7,000 |
7,600 |
200 |
Age unknown |
14,400 |
1,600 |
2,200 |
10,600 |
Source: Ministry of Health, Labor, and, Welfare, “Basic Survey for the Policy of Children (Adults) with Intellectual Disabilities,” 2000.
- 2. Breakdown of persons with physical disabilities by type of disability and gender
- 3. Breakdown of persons with physical disabilities by type and degree of disability
- 4. Breakdown of persons with intellectual disabilities by degree of disability
- 5. Breakdown of persons with intellectual disabilities by age and gender
- 3. Education of Children with Disabilities
3. Education of Children with Disabilities
Number of schools for students with disabilities; number of students and staffs at these schools (As of May 1, 2003)
Type of school |
Number of schools |
Number of students |
Full-time teachers |
Full-time staffs |
|||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preschool division |
Elementary school division |
Junior high school division |
High school division |
Total number |
|||||
School for the blind |
71 |
272 |
639 |
508 |
2,463 |
3,882 |
3,401 |
1,863 |
|
School for the deaf |
106 |
1,430 |
2,092 |
1,171 |
2,012 |
6,705 |
4,915 |
1,984 |
|
Special School |
School for children with intellectual disabilities |
523 |
70 |
18,444 |
14,147 |
30,721 |
63,382 |
34,429 |
7,882 |
Schools for children with physical disabilities |
199 |
72 |
7,701 |
4,434 |
6,330 |
18,537 |
14,754 |
3,662 |
|
Schools for Children with health impairments |
96 |
3 |
1,437 |
1,382 |
1,145 |
3,967 |
3,595 |
726 |
|
Total |
818 |
145 |
27,582 |
19,963 |
38,196 |
85,886 |
52,778 |
12,270 |
|
Total |
995 |
1,847 |
30,313 |
21,642 |
42,671 |
96,473 |
61,094 |
16,117 |
Source: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
“Welfare for Persons with Disabilities in Japan 2004”
Published and Distributed by
Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities 1-22-1, Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0052, Japan TEL: +81-3-5273-0601FAX: +81-3-5273-1523E-mail: inquiry@dinf.ne.jp