INDEPENDENT LIVING IN JAPAN

Asia Disability Institute
(revised in April 2009)

CONTENT

Independent living movement in Japan	ACCESSIBILITY IN JAPAN by Yukiko Oka Nakanishi
	BEST-SELLER AUTOBIOGRAPHY WRITTEN BY A DISABLED YOUTH by Yukiko Nakanishi
	CONSUMER-ORIENTED COMMUNITY CARE by Shoji Nakanishi
	DESTINY OF FETUSES WITH DISABILITIES by Yukiko Oka Nakanishi
	Independent Living Activists Won against Gov't Budget Cuts by Shoji Nakanishi
	Independent Living in Japan: Activities of JIL by Japan Council on Independent Living Centers
	INDEPENDENT LIVING MOVEMENT IN JAPAN INITIATED BY HUMAN CARE ASSOCIATION by Shoji Nakanishi Learn from the powerful practice of the local
	NARITA WAS MADE DISABILITY-FRIENDLY BY DPI-JAPAN by Shoji Nakanishi
	WE WANT TO LINK THE WORLD THROUGH PEER SUPPORT by Chorale Taito
	VIDEO - ACTIVITIES OF HUMAN CARE ASSOCIATION
DPI-Japan Report	1996 REPORT
	1997 REPORT
	1998 REPORT
	1999 REPORT
	2000 REPORT
	2003 REPORT
	2004 REPORT
	2005 and 2006 REPORTS
	Counter Report of the Report of the Japanese Government Made at the 26th Session of the Extraordinary Session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Geneva,13-31 August 2001
	Position Paper on A NEW INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
other related articles	Overview of the Disabled Person's Movement by Kim Jong-Oku PERSPECTIVE ON INDEPENDENT LIVING MOVEMENT IN ASIA by Yukiko Nakanishi
	Comments on the ILO Country Study by Kim Jeong-ok
	The Movement to Emancipate People with Disabilities by Toshio Kusunoki
	SELF-RELIANCE IN INTERDEPENDENT COMMUNITIES: INDEPENDENT LIVING OF DISABLED PERSONS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION by Yukiko Oka

ADI (ASIA DISABILITY INSTITUTE) was established in 1990 in Hachioji, Japan. It aims to promote independence of persons with disabilities in Asia through;
1) increased understanding on the concept of independent living and development of independent living movement
2) physical and technical assistance to self-help groups of persons with disabilities
3) support to international exchange programs among persons with disabilities
4) information dissemination and social education on disabilities concerns in Asia
　　Since information on disabilities in Japan has been scarcely disseminated, ADI is happy to let you know what are happening in Japan in the field of disability as one of its activities.

　　For further information, please make contact with ADI (yukin@din.of.jp)