Resolution made at the 44^th National Conference
Of JFD (June 1996)

• Conduct training, placing, dispatching of Sign Language interpreters and guarantee their positions.

• Establish centers for the deaf nation-wide, which include information offices.

• Guarantee employment for deaf persons, that they may experience hope and enrichment in their lives.

• Create work for deaf persons with other disabilities.

• Guarantee the legal right of deaf persons by providing interpreters for all Television broadcasting of campaign speeches of political candidates.

• Realize the guarantee of information and exclusive CS broadcasting, through the revision of the copyright law.

• Expand the education for deaf students and adults through renewed development of deaf schools.

• Eliminate the income limit on the basic pension for disabled persons and supply enlargement of daily living equipment and guarantee of governmental assistance.

• Guarantee the acquisition of driver's licenses for deaf individuals by revising Article 88 of the Road Traffic Law.

• Revise the current laws with clauses which are discriminative towards persons with disabilities.

• Place counselors for deaf individuals nation-wide, and guarantee their position.

• Ensure the life of enrichment for the deaf senior citizens.

• Enrich the lives of deaf individuals by promoting cultural activities.

• Promote peace in the world through the deepening of international relationships among the deaf communities.

• Increase membership of and strengthen the structure of the Japanese Federation of the Deaf.

• Make the "Day of Persons with Disabilities" a national holiday.

From "Resource Book of Training Course for Leaders of Persons with Disabilities 1997"

Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons