U.N. panel urges Japan to end segregated education of disabled kids

They still do that? Really…..I don’t get why authorities are so behind. Are they taught to uphold regressive ideas?

1950's calls on Japan...."we want our ideas back "

If the UN attempted to change and fix all the ignorant and outdated laws and rules in Japan, they would never get any other work done. Ever.

Japan must submit reports on measures to implement the committee's recommendations in February 2028.

hmmm, that seems like quite a short deadline to meet. Is like 5 1/2 years enough ya think?

Agree in principle but there are people with severe disabilities who need schools with trained teachers and facilities to cater to their needs.

For example, a blind person means a teacher is able to teach them to read in braille. Or mute and deaf children who need to learn sign language.

It is not a case of just placing disabled children in public schools.

A great believer in Rudolf Steiner's methods of helping disabled people. There are others.

What's wrong with having an institution specifically designed for handling special needs?

The article is a little short on detail. I'm assuming such institutions will still be expected to exist for those with severe disabilities. I think the focus is on those with disabilities that don't require they be housed in such institutions. The article implies the numbers being kept in such places has been increasing.

I don't get the reference to the Sagamihara incident. That was a place for adults. One criticism of the authorities at the time was that little information was released about the victims.

A care home did not murder anyone, that would take a person(s).

"The Sagamihara stabbings were committed on 26 July 2016 in Midori Ward, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. Nineteen people were killed and twenty-six others were injured, thirteen severely, at a care home for disabled people.

The crimes were committed by a 26-year-old man, identified as Satoshi Uematsu (植松 聖, Uematsu Satoshi), a former employee of the care facility.

Uematsu surrendered at a nearby police station with a bag of knives and was subsequently arrested.

Uematsu was sentenced to death on 16 March 2020 after the prosecution sought the maximum penalty for murder in his trial; as of July 2022, he is on death row awaiting execution."

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What's wrong with having an institution specifically designed for handling special needs?

The article is a little short on detail. I'm assuming such institutions will still be expected to exist for those with severe disabilities. I think the focus is on those with disabilities that don't require they be housed in such institutions. The article implies the numbers being kept in such places has been increasing.

There are many people who have severe disabilities and live at home. I personally know three. A few times each week they are collected and taken to their centers.

Even a blind person has special needs.

Awa no Gaijin

the murderer at the care home was an ex-employee. The victims were ages 19 and 70 years. This article is about disabled school children.

And the UN know anything about education? Give me a break. These fools have Russia and China on the Human right committee, Who cares what the UN thinks.

There are many people who have severe disabilities and live at home.

I know some myself. But sadly, there are some who can't live at home. I used to live near a facility where severely handicapped people (both physically and mentally) were housed. At the local park, we would often see them being taken out in wheelchairs by their carers. It was very sad.

I know some myself. But sadly, there are some who can't live at home.

Today that is no longer true and confining people to institutions is cruel and unnecessary.