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Date Time Program
Sept. 26 Tue   Arrival
27 Wed   Briefing
28 Thu   JICA Orientation
29 Fri   JICA Orientation
30 Sat    
Oct. 1 Sun    
2 Mon 13:30 - 14:00 Opening Ceremony
14:15-17:00 Program Orientation
3 Tue 10:00-12:00 Lecture :
Measures on Disabilies in Japan: Perspectives of Persons with Disabilities
13:00-16:00 Lecture :
Social Policy for People with Disabilities in Japan
4 Wed 10:00-16:00 Workshop :
Leadership Skillls I
(theme: self-development)
5 Thu 10:00-16:00 Workshop :
Leadership Skillls I
(theme: self-development)
6 Fri 10:00-12:00
13:00-17:00
Lecture :
Current Situations and Challenges of Transportation
Accessibility in Japan as of the Year 2006
Accessibility Check in Tokyo Metropolitan City
7 Sat 10:00-18:00 Presentation : Personal Report
8 Sun 11:30-15:30 Visit :
Barrier Free Public Facilities
Check Accessibility and Exchange Opinions with Japanese People with Disabilites
9 Mon   National Holiday (Health and Sports Day)
10 Tue 10:00-11:00

11:00-12:00
Lecture :
The Current Situation of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in Japan Visit :
'Kinuta Kobo' - Setagaya Municipal Sheltered Workshop for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
13:30-18:00 Visit :
'Skip' - Setagaya Municipal Employment Support Center for Persons with Intellectual disabilities
11 Wed 10:00-12:30

13:30 - 16:30
Lecture :
Current Situation of Persons with Hearing Impairments in Japan
Visit :
'Tamshiro-no Sato' - Sheltered Workshop for Persons with Hearing Impairments
12 Thu 10:00-12:00 Lecture :
Philosophy of Independent Living Movement and Independent Living Center
13:30-16:00 Lecture :
History of Personal Assistance System in Japan
13 Fri 9:30-15:30 Workshop :
Peer Counseling
16:00-17:30 Reflection
14 Sat    
15 Sun    
16 Mon 10:00-12:00 Lecture :
Current Situation of Persons with Visual Impairments in Japan
13:30 - 16:30 Visit :
Japan Braille Library
17 Tue 10:00-11:00

11:00-12:00
Lecture :
Rehabilitation of Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities in Japan
Visit :
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan
13:30-16:30 Exchange of Opinions with the Members of Club House 'Habataki' and the Users of Community Living Support Center for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities 'Asayake' andMr. Ueno
18 Wed 10:00-16:01 Workshop :
Leadership Skillls II
(theme: teamwork/network building)
19 Thu 10:00-16:00 Workshop :
Leadership Skillls II
(theme: teamwork/network building)
20 Fri 10:00-15:30 Workshop :
Advocacy
15:45-17:00 Reflection
21 Sat   Home Visit
22 Sun    
23 Mon 10:00-12:00 Lecture :
Historical Backgroud of Disability Issues in the World (tentative) (through JICA-Net)
13:00-17:00 Lecture :
Movement of Persons with Disabilities in Japan, Up to the Dawn of Japan Disabilities Forum
24 Tue 9:00-17:00 Workshop :
Project Formulation
25 Wed 9:00-17:00 Workshop :
Project Formulation
26 Thu 9:00-11:00 Exchange of Opinions with a Former Participant from Chile through JICA-Net
12:30-15:30 Reflection
27 Fri 10:00-17:00 Workshop :
Organization Management
28 Sat   Getting to know Japanese Culture
29 Sun    
30 Mon   Individual training
31 Tue   Individual training
Nov. 1 Wed   Individual training
2 Thu 9:30-16:30 Workshop :
Proposal Writing I
3 Fri   National Holiday (Culture Day)
4 Sat    
5 Sun   Local Visit : (Day 1)
Hiroshima Prefecture
Leave for Hiroshima
6 Mon   Local Visit : (Day 2)
7 Tue   Local Visit : (Day 3)
8 Wed   Local Visit : (Day 4)
9 Thu   Local Visit (Day 5)
Leave for Tokyo
10 Fri 9:30-12:30 Lecture :
Importance of Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities
13:30-16:30 Lecture :
UN Convention on the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities
11 Sat    
12 Sun    
13 Mon 9:30-13:00 Workshop :
Presentation Skill
16:30 - 18:00 Reflection
14 Tue 9:30-12:30 Workshop :
Proposal Writing II
15 Wed   Presentation :
Action Plan
16 Thu 10:00-12:00 Explanation of Post-training Process
  Submission of Action Plan
17 Fri   Evaluation
  Closing Ceremony
  Farewell Party
18 Sat   Leave for Home Countries