I read through the old articles which I have never done before…And I really feel that younger me is totally different even just 1 year ago. I realized again that I am energetic person.
I Was Inspired by the Younger Me
Telepathy? The Gift from Japan
Leaning Environment for People with Disabilities
Kristen has been in special education field all through her undergraduate to graduate training at Vanderbilt University. After graduation, she taught students with a wide range of disabilities from mild to fairly severe and profound level in a high school. A couple years later, she went back to Vanderbilt University to get her Master’s degree in special education technology. During her research, she met Prof. Doug Fuchs and got involved with a lot of his research related to learning disabilities (LD) and academic related difficulties. In the doctoral program, she spent efforts on a program called Peer Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS), which is a peer tutoring program that is designed as an inclusive general education approach to accommodate a lot of kids with disabilities or academic difficulties.
The Impact People with Disabilities Receive from the Learning Environment
Visited Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute!
A Japanese Moon Rider at University of Minnesota
While I was looking for interviewees, one of the professors that I know at University of Minnesota introduced another professor. Her name suggests she may be a Japanese person and I was very excited because I never expected to meet a Japanese researcher in Minnesota! I emailed her and got a reply very soon. Surprisingly she also uses wheelchair (Moon Rider) !
Diversity Keeps the Company Moving in the Right Direction
Wheelchair Accessible Guest Rooms In Minnesota!
I would like to introduce the hotels I stayed in Minnesota. In the U.S., there is a wheelchair accessible room (ADA room) at every hotels. We do have the same kind of room in Japan called “barrier free room”, but usually we need to pay more to stay in those rooms. Here in the U.S. you can request a wheelchair accessible room at booking or checking in, and usually you are not charged extra payment under ADA.
Treat Us As Equals Because We Are Still People
The Place Where Disabled People Can Maximize Their Talents!
Thanks to my friend’s introduction, I got a chance to visit “Interact Center” in St. Paul, Minnesota where people with disabilities work on visual and performing art. I could meet various kinds of disabled people such as down syndrome, deaf, blind, mental health, and wheelchair users. They all welcomed me with beautiful smile.