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Report on DPI’s project to develop the next generation of leaders with disabilities
Keiichiro Tamaru, DPI-Japan Recognizing the importance to foster leaders among young people with disabilities, we here at DPI-Japan last year began the Next generation of leaders with disabilities – Development and Empowerment Project (Empowerment School), with the support of The Kirin Foundation. We extended invitations mainly to member organizations, resulting in a large number of applicants from all over Japan and a total of twenty-one participants overall. The majority of these members had physical disabilities, but we also had those with incurable illnesses and intellectual disabilities join us (with three being from DPI secretariats). In the early stages, the members met, discussed, and learned about various topics…
Memorial Event for Satoru Misawa April 21-22, 2014
Our great leader Misawa Satoru, the former DPI-Japan chairperson, passed away on September 30, 2013. The farewell gathering for him will be held as following; April 21 12:30 – 16:30 Report Session (Big Conference Hall, Lower House Council Office Building I B1F) 1. Legacy of Misawa 2. Special Report from Lee Sang-ho, Seoul City Council 3. Symposium: CRPD Ratification and the 2nd Round of Policy Reform 18:00 – 20:00 Farewell Party (New Kasumigaseki Building) April 22 10:00 – 14:00 Parade (from Japan Bar Association Building to Ginza) “CRPD Ratification: A Society for all of Us!” Disability movement in Japan is currently facing a new stage after CRPD ratification. This event…
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