JAPANESE ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS TO PROMOTE FULL PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES No.2

Address: Shin-Kasumigaseki Bldg., 3-3-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda- ku, Tokyo 100 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3592-1390

Fax: +81-3-3581-7854

E-mail: icsw@po.ptopnet.or.jp

Date of establishment: December 1969

Objectives:

The Japanese National Committee of the International Council on Social Welfare (JNC/ICSW) is a member organization of ICSW, representing non-government Japanese organizations to promote social welfare and social development.

Representative: Ms. Ritsuko Nagao

Board of directorsand councilors: 18 directors, 2 auditors

Membership: 4 individuals, 24 organizations

Fees: \10,000 - \300,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 3

Scope of activities: Coordination, liaison and cooperation with other ICSW members.

Budget: \17,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Coordination and liaison with the ICSW headquarters and other members.

2) Collection and translation of social welfare-related materials published in Japan and abroad. Publication of newsletters and reports in Japanese and English.

3) Inviting social welfare professionals from abroad.

4) Cooperation and assistance for developing countries.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Organizing and dispatching groups for International and Regional Conferences of Social Welfare.

2) Dispatching participants to the program organized by the Council of International Programs (CIP).

3) Organizing the Japan Study Program for Asian Social Service Workers.

Periodical: World Social Welfare (quarterly, in Japanese)

Other publications:

Social Welfare of the World

Families and Communities in the World

Social Welfare System in Japan

* All publications above are written in Japanese.

Cooperating organization overseas: International Council on Social Welfare (H.Q. - Montreal, Canada)

Address: c/o Hyogo Rehabilitation Center, 1070 Akebono-cho, Nishi-ku, Kobe-city, 651-21 Japan

Phone: +81-78-927-2727

Fax: +81-78-925-9203

E-mail: MXF03074@niftyserve.or.jp

Date of establishment: October 1974

Objectives:

To aim at the higher level of prosthetics and orthotics worldwide in cooperation with other international organizations through:

1) Establishing guidelines for education concerning prosthetics, orthotics and other equipment systems.

2) Supportin g specialists, administrative organizations and governments in this field. The Japanese National Member Society, in line with the above-mentioned goal, exchanges information in order to improve the quality of equipment and represents Japan in the international community.

Representative: President - Mr. Seishi Sawamura

Board of directorsand councilors: 16 directors

Membership: 227 (as of 1997)

Fees: \13,000 (per year) (\9,000 is to be sent to the Headquarters)

Scope of activities: International cooperation, raising awareness, exchange of information

Budget: \6,280,000 (January 1996 - December 1997)

Main activities:

1) Cooperation with activities of the ISPO headquarters.

2) Annual general meeting as the Japanese National Member Society.

3) An international seminar on prosthetics and orthotics to be held in Chiba on January, 30 - 31, 1998.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Organized the 8th I SPO Academic Conference (in Australia in April 1995).

2) Organized a meeting to discuss prosthetics and orthotics in developing countries (in Cambodia in June 1995).

Periodical: Prosthetics and Orthotics International (three times a year)

Other publications:

Training and Education in Prosthetics and Orthotics in Developing Countries

Planning and Installation of Orthopaedic Workshops in Developing Countries

Report of ISPO Consensus Conference on Appropriate Prosthetic Technology for Developing Countries

Cooperating organization overseas:

International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO)

International Committee of the Red Cross

World Health Organization (WHO)

Rehabilitation International (RI)

Address: 806 Business Heights, Asagaya, 5-39-11 Narita-Higashi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166 Japan

Phone: +81-3-5397-7133

Fax: +81-3-5397-7134

Date of establishment: 1972

Objectives:

Japan Orthoptic Association makes an effort to improve technical skills of orthoptic instructors and their ways of receiving patients, with the aim of promoting orthoptic development. The activities above may contribute to improve medical care services in Japan, and, as a result, contribute to preservation and promotion of public health.

Representative: Ms. Kayoko Harasawa

Board of directorsand councilors: 20 directors, 2 auditors, 1 adviser

Membership: Regular member - 2,258 individuals, associate member - 25 juridical persons, 11 individuals

Fees: \10,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 1

Scope of activities: Research/survey, raising awareness, education, domestic/intern ational exchange

Budget: \37,200,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Cooperates with the activities for prevention of orthoptic impairment and for dissemination of eye health care.

2) Disseminates orthoptics and carries out studies on orthoptics through conducting academic conferences, training courses and workshops.

3) Improves the education for orthoptic instructors in cooperating with their educational facilities.

4) Publishes books and magazines on academic and technical matters of orthoptics.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Held the 8th International Orthoptic Congress in Kyoto (Oct. 10 - 12, 1995)

2) Held the 37th National Orthoptic Congress in Osaka (Nov. 1996)

Periodicals:

Japanese Orthoptic Journal (in Japanese, abstract in English)

JACO News (in Japanese)

Other publications:Glossary of Orthoptic Terms (in Japanese)

Cooperating organization overseas: International Orthoptic Association (H.Q. - G.B.)

Address: 2- 5-18-602, Toyo, Kohtoh-ku, Tokyo 135 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3699-1242

Fax: +81-3-3699-9154

E-mail: jpta@i.bekkoame.or.jp

Date of establishment: July 1966

Objectives:

The Association aims to enhance various aspects of physical therapists such as character building, ethics, and technical skills, and to promote development and dissemination of physical therapy, so as to contribute to general improvement in public health .

Representative: Isao Nara ph.D, PT

Board of directorsand councilors: 15 directors

Membership: 15,000

Fees: \11,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 4

Scope of activities:

1) Advancement in research studies on physical therapy

2) Promotion of social welfare

3) International coo peration

4) Publication

Budget: \190,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997 )

Main activities:

1) Academic activities

• Holds national-level conferences and workshops
• Holds prefectural-level conferences
• Conducts life-long education programs
• Holds seminars on specialized fields of study
• Publication of journals (9 issues/year)

2) Social Activities

• Supports community health and welfare activities
• Dispatches PTs to Southe ast Asia and Africa for overseas cooperation
• Preparatory work for the 13th World Conference of Physical Therapists in 1999 in Japan

Main activities in the past two years:

1) Held the 30th and 31st Conferences of Japanese Physical Therapy Association

2) Participate in the 12th World Conference of Physical Therapists in Washington, USA

3) The 9th and 10th National Seminar on Community Rehabilitation

Periodicals: Journal of the Japanese Physical Therapy Association (8-9 times a year, in Japanese)

Other publications:

White Paper on Physical Therapy

Guidebook on Clinical Practice

Get up, Sit down (Guidebook on training at home)

*Al l publications above are written in Japanese.

Cooperating organization overseas:

World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) (H.Q. - Lond on, G.B.)

Asia Confederation of Physical Therapy (H.Q. - changes every year)

Address: 1-1-7 Komone, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173 Japan

Phone: +81-3-5995-4511

Fax: +81-3-5995-4515

E-mail: asr37720@pcvan.or.jp

Date of establishment: September 1948

Objectives:

To popularize the knowledge of habilitation which means the children's happiest life and intend to promote the movement of habilitation of children/persons with orthopedical disability.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Yoshimi Takeuchi

Board of directorsand councilors: 12 directors, 25 councilors

Staff (full-time): 13

Scope of activities:

1) Management of National Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children.

2) To popularize the knowledge of habilitation.

3) Research/study.

4) Study meeting and training sessions for professionals.

Budget: \98,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) The movement to foster children with physical disability.

2) Five types of camp for physically disabled children.

3) Guidance services to home-bounded disabled children and adults.

4) The Art Exhibition of disabled person's works.

5) Rehabilitation ranges of study meeting and training sessions for professional.

Activities for the past two years:

1) To foster workers who are concerned about art activities of children/persons with physical disabilities.

2) Dispatched nurses to severely disabled home-bounded children.

Periodicals:

Hagemi (Encouragement)(6 times a year, in Japanese)

Shitaifujiyu kyoiku (Japanese Journal of Education of Handicapped)(in Japanese)

Other publications:

Guide to Communication of the Children with Orthopedic Disabilities

Handbook of Care and Training in Education for the Children with Orthopedic Disabilities

Development and Guide of the Children with Orthopedic Disabilities

*All publications above are written in Japanese

Address: 1-22-1 Toyama Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162 Japan

Phone: +81-3-5273-0601

Fax: +81-3-52 73-1523

Date of establishment: September 1964

Objectives:

To promote activities of persons with disability both in and outside Japan by various possible ways.

Representative: President - Mr. Maomi Yamashita

Board of directorsand councilors: 27 directors, 27 councilors

Membership: 28 organizations

Fees: \100,000 - \350,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 29

Scope of activities: Research/study, providing information, internation alcooperation

Budget: \300,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

(1) To conduct studies and research on rehabilitation services.

(2) To organize seminars or conferences for professionals in this field and persons with disabilities to facilitate their sharing of knowledge and experiences.

(3) To cooperate in activities of the Rehabilitation International (RI) as an affiliate national organization in Japan.

(4) To promote international cooperation in Asia and the Pacific Region in the field of rehabilitation through organizing a seminar, supporting a project and expanding network among the relevant personnel.

(5) To dispatch professionals and people with disabilities to various conferences and study programs abroad, or to invite foreign rehabilitation professionals to Japan as an exchange visit.

(6) To publish a monthly magazine and quarterly journal in Japanese on rehabilitation research.

(7) To conduct various activities related to welfare for persons with disabilities.

(8) To provide and disseminate the latest important information concerning rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.

(9) To set up a personal computer network system, including Internet, and others.

Activities for the past two years:

(1) Participation to Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference and Campaign'95 for the Asian and the Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 1993-2002 (Sep. 1995, Jakarta, Indonesia)

(2) Participation to the 18th RI World Congress and Campaign'96 for the Decade (Sep. 1996, Auckland, New Zealand).

Periodicals:

Normalization (monthly, in Japanese)

Current Rehabilitation Study (quarterly, in Japanese)

Other publications:

The Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Perso ns (resource material)
The Guide for the Use of International Symbol of Access (in Japanese)

Cooperating organization overseas: Rehabilitation International (RI) (H.Q. - New York, USA)

Address: c/o National Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled Persons, 4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa-city, Saitama 359 Japan

Phone: +81-429-95-3100

Fax: +81-429-96-3074

Date of establishment: November 1989

Objectives:

To aim at improvement and development of rehabilitation nursing and to promote academic and technical exchange in this field.

Representative: Ms. Fumiko Ochiai

Board of directorsand councilors: 19 directors

Membership: 2,246

Fees: \3,000 (pre year)

Staff (full-time): 1

Scope of activities: Holds an academic meeting, assembly and workshop (each once a year).

Main activities:

1) Board of directors: to discuss the course of operation, reflecting members' needs

2) PR activities: to publish newsletters to compile the Society's activities and disseminate information

3) Workshops: to plan and organize lectures to meet members' needs

4) Academic meetings: to plan, implement and review keynote lectures and research presentations

5) General meeting: to summarize general and managerial affairs

Activities for the past two years:

1) Workshops:

(1) FIM(Functional Independence Measure) evaluation

(2) Nursing for eating and swallowing rehabilitation

2) Academic meetings:

(1) "Effective Team Approach" (600 participants)

(2) "Function and Roles of Nursing" (900 participants)

(3) 32 presentations, 4 poster sessions, and 9 papers in 1995

(4) 28 presentations, 6 poster sessions, and 7 papers in 1996

Address: 1-22-1 Toyama Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3204-3993

Fax: +81-3-5273-2850

Date of establishment: April 1965

Objectives:

To contribute to the welfare for the disabled persons by promoting sports for them and assisting their reentry into society.

Representative: President - Mr. Isao Hokugo

Board of directorsand councilors: 16 directors

Staff (full-time): 5

Scope of activities:

Dispatching of delegations to overseas competitions, host of the National Sports Games for the Disabled, and training of sports instructors for the disabled persons.

Budget: \1,278,290,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

Other than mentioned on the above, host of sports games for the disabled persons in central and local regions, entrusted management of A-typed welfare centers for the physically disabled persons, Tokyo Metropolitan Sports Center for the Disabled Persons, and Tokyo Metropolitan Sports Center for the Disabled Persons, study, research, and collection of information on sports for the disabled persons, and contact with relevant international organizations.

Cooperating organization overseas:

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) (H .Q. - Brundge, Belgium)

Address: 3-2-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3502-8768

Fax: +81-3-3502-8768

Date of establishment: June 1964

Objectives:

The objective of the Federation shall be the advancement of special education in general pursuing various activities to support schooling and social participation in response to the change of society.

Representative: Deputy chairman - Mr. Hitoshi Miura

Board of directorsand councilors: 37 directors, 75 advisers

Membership: 13 member groups

Fees: \30,000 - 140,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 5

Scope of activities:

1) Advancement of special education.

2) Promotion of Prefectural Plenary Meetings.

3) Production of videos and publication of booklets.

Budget: \32,500,000 (April, 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Projects commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. (Publication of booklets to promote schooling and their distribution in nation-wide, production of videos in social participation and self-reliance - two of each annually; planning, organizing and supporting of prefectural plenary meetings of special education).

2) Organizing the National Conference of the Advance ment of Special Education.

3) Supporting activities of 13 membership or ganizations.

Activities for the past two years:

Held the Central Promotion Conference at Aichi Prefecture in cooperation with Aichi branch of the Federation for the Advancement of Special Education.

Periodicals:

Booklet For Children Entering Schools (in Japanese)

Promotion video (produces 2 videos, in Japanese annually)

Other publications:

Commemorate Enforcement of Compulsory System - Document, 40 Years at School of the Blind, Deaf and 10

Years at Special School

Commemorate the UN Decade of Disabled Persons - Movement and Future of Special Education

Policies to Promote and Develop Education of Handicapped Children (booklet)

20 Years' History of JFASE

30 Years' History of JFASE

*All publications above are written in Japanese.

Address: 1-10-33 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3200-0011

Fax: +81-3-3200-7755

E-mail: TQG90603@biglobe.ne.jp

Date of establishment: August 1948

Objectives: To realize "Full Participation and Open Society for Everyone"

Representative: President - Mr. Masahiro Muratani

Board of directorsand councilors: 19 directors

Membership: 50,000 individuals, 57 organizations

Fees: \50,000 - \150,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 50

Scope of activities:

Research /survey, public relations, international cooperation, Braille library, Braille printing house, sale of aids and appliances

Budget: \575,542,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Organizes National Convention and other meetings

2) Braille Information Network

3) Sends officials to Councils (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Labor)

4) Sends officials to related organizations

5) Sends officials to international organizations

Activities for the past two years:

1) Held National Convention of the Welfare of the Blind.

2) Held 5 Meetings (Youth, Women, Musicians, Masseur and Institutions).

3) Held Competitions of Braille writing, Braille reading and shogi.

4) Held Competitions of ground so ftball, floor volleyball, pingpong and judo.

5) Participated in General Assembly of WBU.

Periodicals:

Braille Japan (monthly, in Braille)

World Now (twice a year, in Braille)

Nichimoren Hour (JFB Hour) (monthly, in cassette tapes)

Aimo Jiho (ink-printed) (every other month)

Tenji Kosei

Kosei (in cassette tapes)

*All these publications above are written in Japanese.

Cooperating organizations overseas:

Hong Kong Society for the Blind (H.Q. - Hong Kong)

American Council of the Blind (H.Q. - Washingt on, USA)

Address: 3-27-C-601 Nakadai, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3937-6631

Fax: +81-3-3937-6631

Date of establishment: April 1969

Objectives:

To research actual problems on education for physically and mentally handicapped children. To exchange information and experiences. To contribute to education of physically and mentally handicapped children by improving theories, methods, techniques and systems.

Representative: President - Mr. Mitsuharu Takeuchi

Board of directorsand councilors: 3 directors, 8 councilors

Membership: 3,200 individuals

Fees: \3,600 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 1

Fields: To publish magazines and to have summer seminars.

Budget: \15,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) To exchange the information based on domestic/international researches related to education, medical treatment, welfare and labor of physically and mentally handicapped children/persons.

2) Editing /publishing quarterly a research magazine Education and Prospects of Special School.

3) Having a summer session; collaborating with researching organizations.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Issued magazines 8 times.

2) Had 2 summer seminars (on 4th and 5th Augyst 1995, and 15th and 16th August 1996) in Yokohama.

Periodical: Education and Prospects of Special School (in Japanese )

Address: 10F, Shinjuku Takasago Bldg., 16-5 Tomihisa-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3225-6591

Fax: +81-3-3225-6590

E-mail: kansaku@jicwels.or.jp

Date of establishment: July 1983

Objectives:

To promote the international cooperation in the field of Health and Welfare through the technical cooperation.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Masakata Tozawa

Board of directorsand councilors: 7 directors

Membership: 118

Fees: \100,000 - \600,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 14

Fields: International cooperation. through the technical cooperation.

Budget: \750,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Study programs for administrators in the foreign counteies.

2) Project development programs to prove the appropriate and effective ways to establish the international cooperation.

3) Cooperation. for WHO fellows.

4) Technology transfer project.

Activities for the past two years:

The study program for the Asian Social Welfare Administrators and 16 study programs.

Periodical: JICWELS News

Other publications:

Annual Report on Health and Welfare

The Policies of Medical Supplies and Medicine Situations in Asian Countries (in Japanese)

Address: 4F Root-Iidabashi Bldg., 2-4-3 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102 Japan

Phone: +81-3-5275-1128

Fax: +81-3-5275-1205

Date of establishment: October 1974

Objectives:

1) Research studies on welfare policies for people with mental retardation in developing countries.

2) Technical cooperation for people with mental retardation in developing countries.

3) International and domestic exchange and cooperation programs to promote development of welfare for people with mental retardation.

Representative: Mr. Masataka Arima

Board of directorsand councilors: 17 directors

Membership: Regular member - 4 organizations, associate member - 320 individuals

Fees: \ 120,000 - \1,200,000 (regular member per year), \10,000 (associate mem ber per year)

Staff (full-time): 2

Budget: \40,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Research and training on servicesf or people with mental retardation in developing countries

2) Seminars and workshops

3) Organizes Welfare Month (September)

4) Collection of information, publication and distribution

Activities for the past two years:

1) Received JICA trainees

2) Published and distributed information materials

3) Conducted research survey on health management of people with mental retardation

4) Held seminars

5) Conducted the Welfare Month

Periodicals: JL News TCPNET Newsletter

Other publications:

White Paper on Developmental Disabilities

Advancement in the Developmental Disability Medicine

Developmental Disabilities and Its Cause (VTR)

Training Handbook for Education and Care of Children with Developmental Disabilities

Integrated Education in the World

*All publications above are written in Japanese.

Rehabilitation Services for People with Mental Retardation in Japan, 1996

Cooperating organization overseas: Asian Federation for the Mentally Retarded (H.Q. - Singapore)

Address: 1-22-1, Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162 Japan

Phone: +81-3-5273-0601

Fax: +81-3-5273-1523

E-mail: jsrd@m xg.meshnet.or.jp.

Date of establishment: December 1993

Objectives:

Strengthening and promoting cooperation and coordinating exchange information among NGOs, which have been conducting international activities in the field of disability. To be more effective in meeting the needs of d eveloping countries in the Asian and Pacific region and to developreh abilitation and welfare programs and services for persons with disabilities.

Representative: President - Mr. Kaoru Yamaguchi

Board of directorsand councilors: Planning Committee members - 8

Membership: 32 organizations (including individual members)

Fees: \1,000 - \100,000 (per year)

Scope of activities: Information exchange, sharing experience

Budget: \800,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Major activities:

1) Publication of a directory of related NGO's in Japan.

2) Publication of a quarterly Japanese JANNET newsletter and yearly English JANNET.

3) Bi-annual meetings for exchanging information and sharing experiences of the relevant activities of the member organizations.

4) Cooperation among the member organizations.

5) Exchange information with related overseas international organizations.

Activities for the past two years:

Participation of International Cooperation Festival '96 (1995 and 1996 in Japan)

Periodicals: JANNET Newsletter

Other publications: JANNET Directory

Address: 901 Trust-Shinkoiwa, 1-1-1 Higashishinkoiwa, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 124 Japan

Phone: +81-3-5670-7681

Fax: +81-3-5670-7682

Date of establishment: January 1989

Objectives:

1) To convey correct knowledge on ostomy among Osto-mates (persons with ostomy) and their family.

2) To promote social rehabilitation through daily life guidance.

Representative: President - Mr.Takao Abe

Board of directorsand councilors: 28 directors , 65 councilors (one for every branch)

Membership: 12,000

Fees: \3,600 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 3

Scope of activities:

1) Dissemination programs

2) Guidance and education programs

3) Research and study programs

4) International cooperation programs

Budget: \23,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Medical lectures

2) Consultation services on daily life and welfare

3) Medical training courses

4) Information service (publication of newsletters)

5) Survey on daily life

6) Education of Ostomy-visitor (hospital visiting volunteers)

Activities for the past two years:

1) Workshop for directors of 65 chapters held in July 1995

2) The Second Basic Survey on Daily Life conducted i n August 1996

3) Ostomy-visitor workshops held 3 times in 1996

Periodicals: Headquarters News (6 times a year in Japanese)

Other publications: Guide for admission, Leaflet for medical staff

Cooperating organizations overseas:

International Ostomy Association (IOA) (H.Q. - USA)

Asian Ostomy Association (AOA) (H.Q. - Thailand)

Address: 2-3-18-33 Nishiwaseda, shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3208-2416

Fax: +81-3-3232-6922

E-mail: jocs-os@mxa.meshnet.or.jp

Date of establishment: April 1960

Objectives:

To send medical personnel to serve those in greatest need, mainly in countries where medical care and sanitary conditions are insufficient; and thereby to improve health conditions in those countries, in cooperation with people who live there.

Representative: Mr. Mikio Sumiya

Board of directorsand councilors: 29 directors

Membership: 8060

Fees: \3,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 11

Scope of activities: International medical cooperation

Budget: \239,000 ,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Sending medical professionals to overseas.

2) Conducting domestic study tours and seminars.

3) Cooperating in education of medical professionals and students in developing countries.

Activities for the past two years:

Leprosy program (Bangladesh), Public health programs in local villages

Periodicals:

Living Together (monthly, in Japanese)

JOCS Forum (yearly, in Japanese )

Cooperating organizations overseas:

United Mission to Nepal (H.Q. - Katmandu, Nepal),

World Concern (H.Q. - USA)

Address: 2, 3F Daiju-Tanaka Bldg., 3-54-5 Wada, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3313-4822

Fax: +81-3-3313-2575

Date of establishment: April 1960

Objectives:

To promote Portage Early Intervention Program and to establish the early intervention system for developmentally delayed infants and young children.

Representative: President - Mr. Kaoru Yamaguchi

Board of directorsand councilors: 10 directors

Membership: 1,364

Fees: \3,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 9

Scope of activities: Counseling, research/seminar, international cooperation

Budget: \16,980,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Providing seminars and lectures in Japan and abroad.

2) Cooperation with International Portage Association.

3) Counseling and home visiting with the parents of handicapped children.

4) Publication of Portage Newsletter and sale of other teaching materials.

5) Cooperation with Friends of Portage (Portage Tomo-no-Kai)

Activities for the past two years:

1) Participation to the 6th International Portage Conference (Sept. '96, Winchester, G.B.)

2) Holding seminars in developing nations in Asia (Philippines, Bangladesh, Pakistan & China)

3) Publication and sale of Development of Early Intervention for Developmentally Delayed Infants and Young Children.

Periodicals: Portage Newsletter (quarterly, in Japanese)

Other publications:

Technical Guidebook of Portage Program for the Parents

Checklist of Portage Early Intervention Progtam

Development of Early Education of Children with Developmental Disabilities

*All publications above are written in Japanese.

Cooperating organizations overseas: International Portage Association (H.Q. - Alabama, USA)

Address: 501, 2-19-23 Takaban , Meguro-ku, Tokyo 178 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3716-0175

Fax: +81-3-3716-0687

Date of establishment: August 1960

Objectives:

The aims of the Japan Rheumatism Friendship Association (JRFA) are to promote the accurate knowledge of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), to improve mutual friendship, and to work for establishing and developing the policies against RA diseases. Therewith, the JRFA intends to contribute to the advancement of welfare for RA patients.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Ms. Masako Yoshida

Board of directorsand councilors: 22 directors, 2 auditors

Membership: 22,000

Fees: \4,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 10

Scope of activities: Providing information

Budget: \95,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Publishes a bulletin NAGARE several times a year.

2) Holds a General Assembly and General Meeting annually.

3) Provides the consulting services for recuperation and rehabilitation.

4) Tests, introduces and distributes self-help devices.

5) Conducts an ongoing public relations campaign to make people aware of the actual condition of RA, and recognize the symptoms.

6) Introduces and distributes books by specialists on RA.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Ceremony of 35 years anniversary

2) Appeal to realize a rheumatism section in hospitals.

3) Publication of Encounter with Rheumatism.

Periodicals: NAGARE (in Japanese)

Other publications: Rheumatism White Paper (every 5 years, in Japanese)

Cooperating organizations overseas:

Arthritis Foundation (H.Q, - USA)

Arthritis Care (H.Q. - UK )

Address: 4-4-5-515 Kamiogi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 167 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3399-5933

Fax: +81-3-3399-5933

Date of establishment: 1971

Objectives:

To promote progress in and development of rehabiliration of disabled persons in Japan through research, information exchange and practice on vocational rehabilitation.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Tadakazu Mitsugi

Board of directorsand councilors: 23 directors

Membership: regular member - 658 individuals, associate member - 59 organizations

Fees: member - \6,000, associate member - \10,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): none

Scope of activities:

Organization of academic meetings, publication of journals, study on vocational rehabilitation, exchange of information

Budget: \6,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Organization of academic meetings and conferences

2) Publication of the journal Vocational Rehabilitation

3) Organization of district seminars

4) Publication of newsletters

Activities for the past two years:

1) Studied technical terms of vocational rehabilitation

2) Studied the speciality aspect of vocational rehabilitation

3) Planned the 25th anniversary program

4) Joined the Science Council of Japan

Periodical: Vocational Rehabilitation(in Japanese)

Address: c/o Tokyo Council of Social Welfare, 1-1 Kaguragashi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3235-8571

Fax: +81-3-3235-8583

Date of establishment: March 1976

Objectives:

1) Display, instruction for use and mediation for purchasing of self-help devices and technical aids which are necessary for disabled persons.

2) Publication of the newsletter Warera Ningen (We Are Human) to collect and disseminate all kinds of information necessary for disabled persons.

Representative: Ms. Chiko Akiyama

Board of directorsand councilors: 11 directors

Membership: 790

Fees: \3,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 2

Scope of activities: Exhibition of technical aids and equipment, consultation, publication

Budget: \30,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Cooperation in the program of Tokyo Metropolitan Technical Aid Center through collecting and classifying information on technical aids , consultation, and guidance for visitors.

2) Publication of the quarterly newsletter Warera Ningen (We Are Human).

Periodical: Warera Ningen (We are Human) (quarterly, in Japanese)

JAPAN TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED

Address: 4F Root-Iidabashi Bldg., 2-4-3 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102 Japan

Phone: +81-3-5275-7559

Fax: +81-3-5275-1205

Date of establishment: February 1953

Objectives:

The Association aims to enhance and promote education and welfare of children with mental and physical disabilities, while promoting research and studies on psychological, medical and educational aspects of such children, as a result contributing to the development of society.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Susumu Koide

Board of directorsand councilors: 39 directors , 53 councilors

Membership: 52 branches, 9,000 individuals

Staff (full-time): 1

Scope of activities:

1) Expansion and intensification of national organizational activities

2) Promotes liasing of each organization throughout the country

3) Org anizes national councils, seminars, and training courses

4) Publishes journal of the Association

5) Edits and publishes books, brochures, etc .

6) Promotes liasing with domestic and overseas related organizations

Budget: \13,200,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) National Conference

2) Summer Seminar (at three sites)

3) District level seminars

Activities for the past two years:

1) The 34th and 35th National Conferences

2) Summer Seminars

3) District level seminars

Periodical: Developmental Disabilities and Education (monthly, in Japanese)

Other publications:

Guide for Practical Study for Children

Special Schools I Met - 50 Selections

Special Education in Great Britain

Cases of Education for Severely Multipled Disabled Children

* All publications above are written in Japanese.

JAPAN WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL FEDERATION

Address: 701 Tokai-Bunkyo Mansion, 1-16-1 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 112 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3267-5002

Fax: +81-3-3267-5002

E-mail: jwbf@dolphinnet.or.jp

Date of establishment: May 1975

Objectives:

Serving as a sole governing body of the wheelchair basketball in Japan, JWBF promotes steady dissemination and development of the wheelchair basketball with the aim of improving the physical strength and mental health of the persons with physical disability.

Representative: President - Mr. Yukihiro Isa

Board of directorsand councilors: 10 directors, 10 trustees

Membership: 1060 individuals in 90 teams

Fees: \50,000 (for a team per year)

Staff (full-time): 1

Scope of activities:

JWBF covers the following fields of operation;

1) To organize the Japan Wheelchair Basketball Championships (Prime Minister's Cup)

2) To disseminate and de velop the wheelchair basketball in Japan.

3) To lay down national rules of the wheelchair basketball.

4) To issue the organ of JWBF and various publications on the wheelchair basketball.

5) To carry out organ duties and activities deemed necessary for furthering the organization's objectives.

Budget: \17,371,329 (January 1996 - December 1997)

Main activities:

1) To organize the annual tournament of the Japan Wheelchair Basketball Championships.

2) To organize 11 qualifying tournaments of the basketball at the annual National Sports Games for the Disabled Persons, entrusted by the Japanese Sports Association for the Disabled Persons.

3) To annually organize the Autumn Games of the Wheelchair Basket ball.

4) To hold a biannual meeting of the Board of Directors and Trustees and a monthly meeting of a Steering Committee.

5) To issue the biannual organ of JWBF.

6) To consolidate the national team and dispatch it to various international games.

Activities for the past two years:

Other than the above mentioned duties and activities carried out on a regular basis, JWBF has accomlished the following achievements in the last two years;

1) Dispatching in 1995 a technical assistance team to Thailand and Cambodia.

2) Sending the national team to the Atlanta Paralympics in 1996.

3) Issuing in 1996 the Wheelchair Basketball Rules.

4) Sending a team to the Taiwan Wheelchair Basketball Championships held in Taipei in 1996.

Periodical: JWBF (biannually)

Other publications:

Wheelchair Basketball Rules (in Japanese)

Report on the 25th Japan Wheelchair Basketball Championships (in Japanese)

Cooperating organization overseas: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)

Address: c/o Chikiri-no-ie, 405-13 Kitaowaribe, Nagano-city, Nagano 381 Japan

Phone: +81-26-263-4059

Fax: +81-26-263-4090

Date of establishment: June 1993

Objectives:

The organization aims at Full participation and Equality of the disabled persons and developing nongovernmental activities in Nagano Prefecture in connection with other organizations in and out of the Prefecture.

Representative: President - Mr. Takahisa Sakamoto

Board of directorsand councilors: Permanent committee members - 17

Staff (full-time): 2

Scope of activities:

Promoting education and research related to the issues of the people with disabilities

Budget: \3,320,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Organizing the Prefectural Residents Congress for exchanging and studying the needs of the persons with disabilities and their families.

2) Publishing the Full Participation and Equality newsletter containing the information for the persons with disabilities.

3) Holding the petition meeting with prefectural government officials

4) Holding the Gathering of the Persons with Disabilities and Cultural Exchange

5) Supporting the network and coordination of the organizations of people with disabilities

Activities for the past two years:

1) Prefectural Residents Congress 96

2) The promotion and running the animation movie The Day The Angel Took Off

3) Opinion survey on the Day of the People with Disabilities

4) The 7th Gathering of the Persons with Disabilities and Cultural Exchange

5) The petition meeting with prefectural government officials

Periodical: Participation and Equality (monthly, in Japanese)

Other publications:

The Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons - Long Term Action Plan (first and second edition)

Report on Health and Living Conditions of Parents of Children with Disabilities

A Quick Guide of Welfare and Medical Systems - Q&A

* All publications above are written in Japanese.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DIRECTORS OF INSTITUTIONS

Address: c/o Yokohama Kummoin, 181 Takenomaru, Naka-ku, Yokohama-city, Kanagawa 231 Japan

Phone: +81-45-641-3939

Fax: +81-45-641-1175

Date of establishment: April 1951

Objectives:

To promote improvement of the conditions of institutions for the blind children and the deaf children, thus promoting welfare of the children under care in such institutions

Representative: President - Mr. Masaharu Saijo

Board of directorsand councilors: 20 directors

Membership: 47 institutions

Fees: \50,000 (depends on capacity)

Staff (full-time): 1

Scope of activities:

1) General assembly and board meetings

2) Seminars for directors and staff

3) Others

Budget: \2,300,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Seminars and workshops for directors and staff in each of 5 districts

2) Liasing and coordinating with the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Japanese Council of Social Welfare , and other related agencies

Activities for the past 2 years:

1) Held annual general assembly, board meeting, staff training, etc. in Tokyo.

2) Held reviewing committee for issues regarding day centers for persons with visual and hearing impairment, and those for hard-of-hearing persons.

3) Directors' meeting and director/staff training seminar were held in each of 5 districts.

Address: c/o Edogawa Yogo Gakko, 2-24-40 Motoisshiki, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo 133 Japan

Phone: +81-3-7653-7355

Fax: +81-3-3652-3007

Date of establishment: April 1959

Objectives:

The Association aims to promote improvement of education for physically disabled children, as well as to promote mutual friendship among principals of special schools.

Representative: President - Mr. Tomozo Hayashi

Board of directorsand councilors: 15 directors, 12 councilors

Membership: 183 individuals

Fees: \15,000 (per year)

Staff: 13

Scope of activities:

1) Research and study on education of physically disabled children

2) Research and study on management of schools for physically disabled children

3) Announcement of proposals and opinions

4) Promotion of exchange of opinions

Budget: \4,300,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) National Seminar on Education of Physically Disabled Children

2) District-level seminars in 6 districts

3) Research study (national survey on conditions of schools for physically disabled children and a survey based on classified cause of disease)

4) Publication of reports on research results

Activities for the past 2 years:

1) National Seminar on Education of Physically Disabled Children

2) Survey on conditions of schools for physically disabled children

Periodical:

Report on Survey of Schools for Physically Disabled Children in Japan

Report on Survey Based on Classified Cause of Disease (in Japanese)

Address: c/o Tokyo Metropolitan Koto School for the Deaf Children, 6-7-3 Ohjima, Koto-ku, Tokyo 136 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3685-9100

Fax: +81-3-3682-2159

Date of establishment: April 1919

Objectives:

1) To promote development of education for persons with hearing impairment.

2) To encourage the members to train themselves and have mutual understanding.

Representative: Mr. Ichigoro Seki

Board of directorsand councilors: 21 directors, 19 councilors

Membership: 99

Fees: \20,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): None

Scope of activities:

1) Research and study on education for persons with hearing impairment.

2) Promotion of public awareness and dissemination of information on education for persons with hearing impairment.

3) International exchange

Budget: \2,700,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Organization of general meetings and seminars (twice a year; in June and October).

2) Publication of research bulletins, newsletters (three times a year), and study reports on the actual conditions of education for persons with hearing impairment in Japan.

3) International exchange programs.

4) Publication of the textbook for training of school teachers (November 1996).

Activities for the past two years:

1) Organized general meetings and seminars regularly every year.

2) Actively organized workshops (lectures, symposiums, and presentation sessions).

3) Recently with the emphasize on international exchange,

(1) Visited SriLanka in 1995 to organize an exchange meeting of principals and visit schools.

(2) Joined the 5th Conference on Issues of Hearing Impairment in Asia and the Pacific (in Seoul, Korea) in 1996 to organize an exchange meeting of principals of schools for the deaf in Asian nations

Periodical:

Research bulletins

Newsletters

Study reports on the actual conditions of schools for the deaf in Japan

* Publications above are written in Japanese.

Other publications:

Revised version of the textbook for training of school teachers (November 1996)

Proceedings of lectures given by principals (February 1996)

* Publications above are written in Japanese.

Address: National Education Hall, 3-2-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Toyko 100 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3580-0582

Fax: +81-3-3502-8768

Date of establishment: October 1963

Objectives:

To study and discuss common problems faced by various associations of principals of special schools and to promote progress in special education.

Representative: Mr. Takashi Suzuki

Board of directorsand councilors: 45 directors

Membership: 900

Fees: \8,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 1

Scope of activities:

1) Recognition of problems face by each association of principals on the common ground

2) Appeal and lobbying to various authorities concerned

Budget: \11,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1996)

Main activities:

1) National conferences (annual) and national conferences of board of directors and trustees.

2) Appeal and lobbying to the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and lawmakers (of the Committee on Education).

3) Submission of appeal to various councils.

4) Publication of newsletter and research bulletins.

5) Research and study activities conducted by special committees (in five specialized fields) and an expert committee.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Made proposals from the viewpoint of education for disabled children to the Central Education Council , the Curriculum Council and the Council on Training of School Staff

2) Conducted a nationwide fact-finding survey for implementation of itineraint education in the senior high-school curriculum

Periodical:

Research bulletin (yearly, in Japanese)

Newsletter (three times a year, in Japanese)

Directory of principals of special schools (in Japanese)

Other publications: Handbook for Principals of Special Schools (in Japanese)

Address: Toranomon-NN Bldg., 1-21-17 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3592-6321

Fax: +81-3-3592-6328

Date of establishment: April 1994

Objectives:

Through promoting welfare and recreational services of tho seengaged in social welfare activities, the Center seeks to maintaint he sufficient number of social workers, consequently contributing to the enhancement of welfare of the people in general.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Takaaki Hanawa

Board of directorsand councilors: 15 directors, 3 auditors, 31 councilors

Membership: 107,000

Fees: \10,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 9

Scope of activities: Liaising, subsidizing

Budget: \1,100,000,000

Main activities:

Health examination assistance program for prevention of adult diseases , members refreshing assistance program, provision of childbirth gift, housing loans, credit cards, members' exchange program, club activities assistance program, overseas training program, mutual aid benefits, discount on accommodation/recreational facilities

Periodical: Sowel Club (every other montyh, in Japanese)

Other publications:

Sowel Club Handbook

Guidebook of the Services of Sowel Club
* Publications above are written in Japanese.

Address: 2-4-9-203 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3288-0721

Fax: +81-3-3288-0722

Date of establishment: November 1971

Objectives:

1) Dissemination of knowledge of the collagen diseases

2) Promotion of friendship among patients

3) Education activities for people in general for better understanding of the collagen diseases

Representative: President - Mr. Hidenori Yukawa

Membership: 5,500 individuals

Fees: \3,600 (per year)

Main activities:

1) Patients exchange meeting

2) Hosting of medical counseling and lectures

3) Research survey

4) Appeals to the administration

5) Various activities conducted by each chapter in local areas

Periodical: Collagen Diseases (3 or 4 times a year, in Japanese)

Other publications: Handbook on Collagen Diseases (in Japanese)

Address: c/o Japan Federation of the Blind, 1-10-33, Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3200-0011

Fax: +81-3-3200-7755

Date of establishment: January 1956

Objectives:

To exchange information and to cooperate with other organizations both in and out of Japan.

Representative: President - Mr. Masahiro Muratani

Board of directors and councilors: 11 directors

Fees: \600,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 1

Scope of activities: Providing information

Budget: \15,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

Supporting sponsor of the National Convention of the Welfare of the Blind Persons, National Convention of the Institutes for the Blind Persons, National Exhibition of Photograph of the Visually Disabled Persons, All Japan Judo Contest for the Visually Disabled Persons.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Sent the delegation to WBU East Asia and Pacific Regional Assembly (Fiji) and to WBU World Assembly (Canada).

2) Published newsletter

Periodical: Newsletter

Cooperating organizations overseas:

World Blind Union (WBU) (H.Q. - Spain)

Canadian National Institute for the Blind

Hong Kong Society for the Blind

Address: 1-3-8 Nishioku, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3810-0318

Fax: +81-3-3810-5039

Date of establishment: May 1967

Objectives:

1) Improving the rights and quality of life of the visually disabled persons together with fighting against discrimination and prejudice towards people with disabilities.

2) Promoting mutual support among organizations, people with disabilities and their families, who share similar problems.

3) Promoting the peace and democracy by keeping in touch with people in local communities taking up the position as laborers.

Representative: Mr. Ichikawa Kuniya

Board of directors and councilors: 19 directors

Membership: 25 organizations, 27 individuals

Fees: \6,000 (per year for individual)

Staff (full-time): 1

Scope of activities:

Consultation, newsletter, education and advertisement on issues related to the visually disabled persons. Making requests to related agencies. Promoting friendship and exchange of opinions.

Budget: \8,500,000

Main activities for the past two years:

July 1995 First symposium on community building (in Nagoya)

Aug. 1995 The 17th Young Students' Peace camp (in Hiroshima)

Oct. 1995 The 22nd National Conference of NCVDJ (in Nara)

Aug 1996 The 18th Young Students' Peace Camp (in Chiba)

Aug. 1996 General Assembly of women's section (in Nagoya)

Sep. 1996 Regional Block Meeting

(3 blocks: Higashi-Nihon/Kinki, Chubu/Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu)

Periodical:

Braille New sletter, NCVDJ News, Kurarute (newsletter for young student members)

Women's News (quarterly newsletter for women's section)

* All publication s above are written in Japanese.

Other publications:

A video entitled Aiming at a Barrier-free Community for the Visually Disabled People and their Right for Ambulation (in Japanese)

Address: c/o Asake-Gakuen, 1573 Sugitani, Komono-cho, Mie-gun, Mie 510-13 Japan

Phone: +81-593-94-1595

Fax: +81-593-94-1985

Date of establishment:July 1987

Objectives:

To promoter esearch and practice on protection of rights of persons with autism, as well as their sound development, independence and social participation, while providing study and exchange opportunities for those participating in such activities.

Representative: President - Ms. Akiko Ishimaru

Board of directors and councilors: 7 directors, 2 auditors

Membership: 36 organizations

Fees: \35,000 - \90,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 0

Scope of activities: Fields study, staff training, rese arch study

Budget: \3,300,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Hosts of seminars of the National Council

2) Conducts nationwide survey study on the institutions for persons with autism

3) Appeals to related Ministries and local governments

4) Cooperates with Autism Society Japan and with other related agencies

Activities for the past 2 years:

1) The 9th and 10th Seminars of the National Council

2) 1995 and 1996 National Surveys on the institutions for persons with autism

Periodical: Zenjishakyo News (in Japanese)

Cooperating organizations overseas:

Report on the 9th Seminar of the National Council

Report on the 10th Seminar of the National Council

Report on National Survey on Institute for Persons with Autism 1994

* All publications above are written in Japanese.

Address: 1-11-7 Higashi-yaguchi, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 Japan

Phone: +81-3-5711-5132

Fax: +81-3-5711-5138

Date of establishment: November 1986

Objectives:

The Council aims to enhance quality of life of those with low lung function (chronical respiratory insufficiency) by improving medical and social welfare services through liasing and promoting friendship among organizations for persons with low lung function.

Representative: President - Mr. Hiroshi Ohizumi

Board of directors and councilors: 9 directors

Membership: 32 organizations , 5200 individuals

Fees: \700 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 2

Scope of activities:

1) Publication of newsletters

2) Other activities to a ccomplish its purpose

Budget: \4,530,000 (April 1996 - March 1997 )

Main activities:

1) General Assembly

2) Board meetings, Executive Board Meetings, etc

3) Negotiations with the Ministry of Health and Welfare

Periodical: Zenteihai Newsletter (3-4 times a year, in Japanese)

Other publications:

Handbook of Respiratory Insufficiency

Summary of Medical Lectures for the Persons with Chronical Respiratory Insufficiencies

* Publications above are written in Japanese.

Address: 203,2-4-9 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3288-8166

Fax: +81-3-3288-0722

Date of establishment:April 1972

Objectives:

The Federation aims to promote friendship among each member organizations as well as to exchange information. It also appeals to the administration and society to improve medical circumstances and welfare of patients with complex diseases.

Representative: President - Ms. Haruko Takeda

Board of directors and councilors: 9 directors

Membership: 95,100 individuals, 6 organizations

Fees: Allotted charges, etc.

Budget: \3,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Organizes lecture meetings and other activities for better understanding of complex diseases

2) Appeals to the administration

3) Conducts surveys on the patients with complex diseases and their families

4) Organizes field trips to national hospitals and sanatriums

5) Publishes newsletters

Activities for the past two years:

1) Held General Assembly

2) Held Medical Lecture Meeting

3) Organized field trips to national sanatriums

4) Held a seminar on medical insurance

5) Held a meeting of complex disease

6) Appealed to the administration

Periodical: Zennanren News (biannually, in Japanese)

Address: 204 , 3-18-9 Sengoku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3943-7008

Fax: +81-3-3944-6460

E-mail: asebi@mvd.biglobe.ne.jp

Date of establishment: November 1977

Objectives:

As the numbers of patients with each unknown origin disease are small to form individual organizations, the Federation was organized to serve all the patients with unknown origin diseases to promote improvements in medical and welfare services through mutual support and cooperation.

Representative: President - Ms. Emiko Sato

Board of directors and councilors: 7 directors, 8 councilors, 2 auditors

Membership: 1,800

Fees: \5,600 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 10

Budget: \25,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Holds medical consultations 10 times a year for 15-16 diseases.

2) Holds exchange meetings on national and district level for mutual aid and understanding among the members.

3) Publishes newsletters and guidebooks on medical treatment of each disease.

4) Requests and appeals to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, to related age ncies and to the National Diet.

5) Public relations

6) Daily medical consultation

7) Management of Gotenba-so, a rest home for members

8) Others

Activities for the past two years:

1) Held medical consultations for various unknown origin diseases such as retinal pigmentary degeneration and Recklinghausen disease, etc.

2) Held exchange meetings for various unknown origin diseases.

3) Others

Periodical: The Federation News (every other month, in Japanese)

Other publications:

Guidebooks and transcriptions of lectures, guidebooks on unknown origin diseases, etc.

* Publications above are written in Japanese.

Address: 4-3-12 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3971-0666

Fax: +81-3-3982-2913

Date of establishment: November 1961

Objectives:

With the aim of promoting the social welfare of the physically disabled children/persons and their social participation by self-sustaining, Zenshiren is carrying out various activities.

Representative: President - Mr. Yoshikazu Sakai

Board of directors and councilors: 20 directors, 50 councilors

Membership: 47 organizations

Fees: \5,000 - \26,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 8

Scope of activities:

Research/study, providing information, dissemination of the knowledge of parents, international exchange programs and cooperation operation.

Budget: \46,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

(1) Holds the National Convention and Regional Conference at 7 geographical blocks.

(2) Organizes camping for education and care of the physically disabled children.

(3) Holds training courses for leaders, parents/guardians and volunteers.

(4) Conducts research/studies and counseling activities.

(5) Makes representations to the competent administrative bodies and the related organizations and to carry out various a ctivities in cooperation with the associated organizations.

(6) Planning and conducting Flying Mates programs, overseast

(7) Carries out international exchange programs and cooperation operation.

(8) Other related activities.

Activities for the past two years:

(1) Held the 35th Anniversary, 29th Commemorative National Convention.

(2) Held the 7th Japan and China International Exchange of Physically Disabled Children/ Persons.

(3) Held the Japan and Korea International Exchange of Physica lly Disabled Persons 1996.

Periodical:

Izumi (quarterly), Wa (quarterly ), Ryoiku-Handbook (yearly), Zenshiren Bulletin (twice a month)

* All publications above are written in Japanese.

Other publications:

Research on Daily Living of Persons/Children with Physical Disabilities - The First Report

Research on Daily Living of Persons/Children with Physical Disabilities - The Second Report

Research on Planning of Life and Aging of Persons with Physical Disabilities - The First Report

* All publications above are written in Japanese.

Cooperating organizations over seas:

Korean Society of the Cerebral Palsied (H.Q. - Seoul, Korea)

China Disabled Persons' Federation (H.Q. - Peking, China)

Address: 856 Shuwa Residencial Hotel, 9-1-7 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107 Japan .

Phone: +81-3-3404-2024

Fax: +81-3-3404-2024

Date of establishment: March 1971

Objectives:

Based on the spirits of Child Welfare Law, the Association conducts research studies, recruits new foster parents, provides guidance and counseling services for foster parents and children under foster care, consequently contributing to the dissemination and development of the foster parent system

Representative: President - Mr. Sadao Atsumi

Board of directors and councilors: 17 directors, 47 councilors

Membership: 58 associate member organizations

Staff (full-time): 2

Scope of activities:

Survey studies on foster parent system, dissemination of foster parent system

Budget: \59,310,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) National Foster Parents Conference

2) Dissemination and development programs for the foster parent system

3) Publication of newsletters

4) Cooperation with international foster parent agencies

Activities for the past two years:

1) Hosted the National Foster Parent Conference in 1995 and 1996

2) Made advertising posters for Foster Parent System

3) Held district-level foster parent workshops in 8 districts

Periodical: Foster Parent News (biannually, in Japanese)

Other publications: Handbook for Foster Parents (in Japanese)

Cooperating organizations over seas:

National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) (H.Q. - Madisonville,K.Y. USA)

International Foster Care Organization (IFCO) (H.Q. - Edmon ton, Alberta, Canada)

Address: 201, 1-13-19 Fujigaoka, Fujisawa-city, Kanagawa 251 Japan

Phone: +81-466-24-1588

Fax: +81-466-24-1588

Date of establishment: February 1990

Objectives:

To disseminate knowledge of learning disabilities to people in general, especially in the fields of educational, welfare and labor. To exchange various information between each member to encourage each other.

Representative: President - Mr. Hiroyasu Yamada

Board of directors and councilors: 10 directors

Membership: 46 organizations

Fees: No. of member of each organization X @ \500 (per year)

Staff (full-time): None

Scope of activities:To promulgate, to appeal to the administration, to provide information.

Budget: \1,200,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Appeals to the administration.

2) Holds a symposium at Japanese LD academic meeting.

3) Organizes lectures to parents by directors of the Association.

4) Provides information through LD News.

5) Publishes books for parents.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Held a symposium at Japanese LD academic meeting.

2) Published book for parents Kimito isshoni.

3) Handed request sheets to various department of government.

Periodical: Kakehashi (quarterly, in Japanese)

Other publications:

We Want to Live Brightly, With You (in Japanese)

Address: 1-1-10 Komone, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3974-2146

Fax: +81-3-3554-6176

Date of establishment: May 1942

Objectives:

To treat and consult disabled children with/without mental retardation totally and medically.

Representative: Director - Mr. Ryou Sakaguchi

Staff (full-time): 306

Scope of activities:

Medical t reatment - rehabilitation, orthopedic surgery, neuropediatric advices and others

Main activities:

Main plans of the center is made by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and Japanese Society for Disabled Children takes the responsibilities for general operation.

1) Runs 4 sections of the center as follows; Seishi-Ryogoen (Institute for physical ly disabled children), Murasaki-Aiikuen (very severely both physically and mentally disabled children), Gairai-Ryouikubu (clinic, day care service, and supporting function for community care systems), and Ryoiku-Kenshujo (post-graduate education courses for staffs working for handicapped children)

2) Training medical and co-medical staffs from Asian countries in cerebral palsy during short period.

Address: 2-4-37, Imazunaka, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka city, Osaka 538 Japan

Phone: +81-6-961-5521

Fax: +81-6-968-2059

Date of establishment: October 1935

Objectives:

1) To enable those in need of welfare services to be brought up in good health, both physically and mentally.

2) To provide them with chances to participate in every aspect of social, economic and cultural life.

3) To give assistance in providing comprehensive welfare services according to environment, age and mental/physical conditions

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mrs. Akiko Iwahashi

Board of directors and councilors: 11 directors

Staff (full-time): 110

Scope of activities: Social welfare programs

Budget: \1,150,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

(1) As a rehabilitation center for the visually disabled persons, the Lighthouse provides training necessary for the visually disabled persons to lead a social life, such as in communication, social adaptation and ADL.

(2) Vocational training.

(3) Guide dog programs.

(4) Education of instructors for mobility training.

(5) Production and lending out of Braille and recorded books.

Activities for the past two years:

(1) Trained 128 visually disabled persons

(2) Successfully supported all six of those who have received vocational training in finding work

(3) The Information and Cultural Center for the Visually Disabled accepted the role as a host center for the nationwide network system "Tenyaku Hiroba" which contains an enormous amount of Braille data and ibibliographic information.

Periodical:

Rehabilitation of Persons with Visual Disabilities

One Book One Life, Forward

Annual Report of Nippon Lighthouse

*All these publications are in Japanese.

Other publications:

Newsletter of Nippon Lighthouse (for persons who finished the courses of the rehabilitation center)

Light comes from Darkness

*All publications above are written in Japanese.

Cooperating organization in overseas: World Blind Union (H.Q - Paris, France)

Title:
JAPANESE ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS TO PROMOTE FULL PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
P41-P80

Publisher:
RNN(Regional NGO Network for the Promotion of the Asian and Pacific Decade of the Disabled Persons)

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