A One-Day-Trip to Kamakura in a Wheelchair
By Melanie Bo of Little Miss Turtle Hello! I’m Melanie. I’m a wheelchair tourist who loves to travel around the globe. Tokyo is one of…
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Super Mario Run and Disability
Earlier this year we took a look at Pokemon Go and the experience for disabled users. With the release of Super Mario Run, we thought…
Japanese Sign Language Bible Project
By Mary Esther Penner “For 300,000 Japanese Deaf people, Japanese is a foreign language they have to study arduously to learn. In reality, their first…
Japanese Disability Activist elected to United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Jun Ishikawa, an international relations professor at the University of Shizuoka, was elected to the United Nation’s Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.…
The Japanese Diet’s Disability Access Woes
Notes from the Obstacle Course Dr. Michael Peckitt When it comes to public amenities, whether it be public transport, city ward offices, or the ubiquitous…
ADA Pioneer Senator Tomas Harkin visits U.S. Embassy in Tokyo
By Mizuki Hsu of Moon Rider 7 My name is Mizuki Hsu. I am a Japanese disability advocate in a wheelchair. From October 2015, I worked…
