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It has been 1 month since Sagamihara stabbings. This news shook not only Japan but also the world.
On the day of the event, I was in Washington DC attending an annual conference of National Council on Independent Living. Two American ladies with disabilities shared their experiences of visiting Japan this summer saying “Japanese people are very kind to people with disabilities.” The word made me very happy as a Japanese person. With the feeling I went back to my hotel and checked web news…and found Sagamihara stabbings. This news spread among American disability advocates very quickly and I saw many of my American friends shared the news on SNS.
After thinking “What I can do as a Japanese with disability?” , I decided to collaborate with Rooted in Rights (*) to create a clip about disability rights of continue living. Living is a basic human right. Everyone gets the right to continue living. People with disability do as well. Please check the clip out from here. You are welcome to share the clip to spread the word and defend human rights.
“The Sagamihara 19 had lives worth living”
- English, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese captions are available from “Settings”.
You can also check the clip on Facebook. English and Japanese captions show automatically.
https://www.facebook.com/rootedinrights/videos/1099603683461920/
* I collaborated with Rooted in Rights before to talk about employment of people with disabilities in Japan.
Talks about Employment for People with Disability in Japan with Rooted in Rights