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Continue on Pacific ADA Center in the Bay Area interview report: “Equal Opportunity” is one of the most important concepts in the US, however people with disabilities are facing unconscious discrimination when building their career paths.
I have visited Pacific ADA Center in the Bay Area. The center provides information and training programs to promote ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) which has a strong power in the U.S. Japan has also similar laws to protect disability rights, but, unfortunately, it is not commonly known and practiced. What can we do to change that?
My parents were against the relationship I have with Mizuki at first when they found out we are dating. It is not that they are discriminating persons with disabilities. It is just that dating with persons with disabilities is beyond what they can picture and predict.
Continue on Cisco headquarter interview report: How can companies create a better working environment for all employees, including employees with disabilities? How can companies build a corporate culture that allows everyone respect differences of employees?
Major US companies often have volunteer work based groups for employees. Cisco is one of them. I visited Cisco headquarter in Silicon Valley and asked what kind of effect they receive through “volunteer work”.
To continue my report of visiting Apple headquarters in Silicon Valley, the evolution of technology has dramatically improved the life of persons with disabilities. However, the most important key to improve the current issues we have, advanced technology does not seem to be enough.
Visited Apple headquarters in Silicon Valley and had an interview with Sue Booker who works for Siri Accessibility. I review the issues of employment system for people with disabilities in Japan from Sue’s question.
Continued report of Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco. Japan has same issues regarding people with disabilities.
I visited Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco which is one of the centers of independent living all over the US.
Introduce a wheelchair accessible guest room in San Francisco where I stayed. I found some barriers that would be hard to notice for some people…!