Barrier-Free For Persons With Visual Impairments
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Toshio KUSUNOKI,
Director of the Board
Nonprofit Organization, Osaka Association of Independent Living of Persons with Disabilities

  1. My experience of being discriminated
    • About childhood
    • Life in the school for the blind
    • Worries for my future
    • Related to employment
  2. Four types of barriers for persons with visual impairments
    1. Problems in the legal system
    2. Various kinds of physical barriers
    3. Information barriers
    4. Mental barriers (lack of understanding by other people, psychological issues)
  3. Issues in daily living and social participation of persons with visual impairments
    1. Walking, moving, town-building
    2. Developing new kinds of jobs and new job fields. Issues related to studying at schools.
    3. Guaranteeing information in daily life
    4. Other points related to consideration for persons with visual impairments
  4. Concerning common issues of persons with disabilities and elderly people
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