3/28 Human Rights Now & DPI collaboration event “Let’s think about Rights and Dignity of people with Disabilities!”

HRN-DPIEvent flyer (In Japanese)

□Date:
March 28 (SAT), 2015 13:00pm- 16:30pm (open at 12:30pm)

□Place:
Sophia University Yotsuya campus Building 2 2F Room210
5min. on foot from Yotsuya sta. Exit Kojimachi, Akasaka. (JR Chuo-line, Tokyo educating Marunouchi-line, Nauboku-line)

□Fee 500 yen (free entrance for helpers)

□Program:

○Key note speech(13:15~):

“Rights of people with disabilities from the perspective of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.”
Sai Takanori (DPI Japan)

Japan ratified Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which guarantees equal rights for disabled people compare non-disabled people. This treaty contains new points of view including social model of disabilities, prohibition of discrimination, reasonable accommodation and rights of independent living in communities. The keynote speech will address what “disability””social model” “discrimination” really are. How is the situation in Japan compare to world standards?

○Discrimination case examination (14:00-)
Yui Yanagihara (lawyer), Hitomi Nagano (Sophia University)

Is it discrimination if we separate education for people with disabilities? What about rejecting entrance of mentally handicapped people at an internet cafe? What about rejecting entrance of people in the wheelchair using the public bath? We will examine some real cases and assess whether they can be recognized as discrimination.

○Panel discussion (15:15-)
Kazuko Ito (secretary general of HRN, lawyer)
Satoshi Sato (secretary general of DPI Japan)
Makoto Ogoda (lawyer)

Ms. Ito will ask some simple questions from perception from the general public to panelists who represents people with disabilities.
Mr. Sato as secretary general of DPI and visually impaired lawyer Mr. Okoda who was repeatedly broadcasted through media will come and talk variety of related topics.
□Registration

・Full name:
・Address:〒
・Contact(Tell、e-mail etc…):
・Affiliation:
・Information support(interpreting support on PC, sign-language interpretation, Braille material)
・Number of your helper ( )

Please e-mail or fax us, with fulfilling all above until March 23. (MON)
mail(hamashima@dpi-japan.org) fax(03-5282-0017)
(contact:DPI Japan To Hamajioma Kyoko)

※Participant can come in without registration, but registration is recommended in order to secure your sheat.

□Contact
NPO DPI Japan (contact person: Hamajima)
(〒101-0054 Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Kanda Nishiki-cho Musashino building 5F)
mail hamashima@dpi-japan.org / Fax 03-5282-0017 / Tell 03-5282-3730