Tips on Traveling to Japan with a Hearing Impairment
By Frank Mondelli Garbled voices over loudspeakers, screens that don’t show last-minute schedule changes, crowded environments where it’s hard to see important – oftentimes, D/deaf…
By Frank Mondelli Garbled voices over loudspeakers, screens that don’t show last-minute schedule changes, crowded environments where it’s hard to see important – oftentimes, D/deaf…
(And other complex situations I’ve found while being visually impaired in Japan) By Alexa Fukuoka When I was in my early 20’s, I learned that…
After adding the first wheelchair lift bus to their fleet in 2016, Airport Limousine Bus in Tokyo has been holding diversity training seminars for all…
The boom in information brought about by the advent of the internet has been enabling for people with disabilities and other special needs. Websites, mobile…
I’m Jun Sumii, a self-employed wheelchair lift taxi driver in Tokyo. In September, 2017, I left the company I had worked at for 35 years,…
By Toshiko Kudo For the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Paralympic Games, the accessibility of public transport in Japan is improving. An airport bus with a lift…