October 3, 2006 PM :
Lecture "Social Policy for People with Disabilities in Japan"
by Mr. Uemura Ph.D., Professor of Graduate College of Social Service Management, Japan College of Social Work
Mr. Uemura is a professor at Japan College of Social Work and also member of Planning Committee of this training course. He gave a lecture on the overview of Japanese social policies for persons with disabilities.
Lecture Material : http://www.jicafriends.jp/leaders/gi2006/material/lecture/1003b/01.html
We learnt about a wide range of social services in such fields as education, employment, medical services, laws, social security etc. The participants asked many questions such as "Unemployed persons with disabilities can also receive disability pension? (Vanuatuan participant)", "What percentage of salary is obliged to pay for social security? Is the employment rate stipulated in the law compulsory? (Colombian participant)" "What kind of support is given to the volunteer activities (Sri Lankan participant)" etc.
Combined with the morning session by Mr. Onoue from DPI-Japan, we could gain a basic knowledge on the situation of persons with disabilities in Japan and the social policies for persons with disabilities in Japan.
