[CAO] Release of the 2022 Edition of the White Paper on Persons with Disabilities

On June 14, 2022, the Cabinet Office released the 2022 edition of the White Paper on Persons with Disabilities.

The White Paper on Persons with Disabilities is a "report on the general status of measures taken for persons with disabilities," which has been submitted annually by the government to the Diet since 1994, under the provisions of Article 13 of the Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 84, 1970).  The 2022 edition describes the measures for persons with disabilities undertaken during fiscal year of 2021.

The table of contents is as follows:

Chapter 1: Promotion of the Elimination of Discrimination on the Ground of Disabilities

  1. Background of the Act Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities
  2. Outline of the Act Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities
  3. Initiatives Eliminating Disability Discrimination
  4. Movements towards the Amendment and Implementation of the Act Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities based on Verification and Research During the Three Years of Its Enforcement

Chapter 2: Building the Foundation for Better Understanding of Persons with Disabilities

 Section 1:  Promotion of Public Relations, Awareness-raising, etc.

  1. Disability Awareness Week
  2. Various Publicity and Awareness Activities
  3. Comprehensive and Integrated Promotion of Various Policies Towards the Realization of a Universal Society
  4. Providing Information on Measures for Persons with Disabilities
  5. Making the White Paper on Persons with Disabilities available with Multimedia Daisy
  6. Initiatives in Education and Welfare
  7. Promoting Volunteer Activities
  8. Promoting Understanding of Persons with Disabilities among Public Service Workers
  9. Enhancing Statistics on Persons with Disabilities

Section 2: Initiatives and Legacies Triggered by the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games

  1. Towards the Realization of an Inclusive Society Taking the Games as an Opportunity
  2. Outline of the Universal Design 2020 Action Plan
  3. Initiatives and Legacies for the Realization of an Inclusive Society Triggered by the Games

Chapter 3: Building a Foundation for Independence Aiming at Social Participation

 Section 1: Measures to Educate and Develop Children with Disabilities

  1. Enhancing Special Needs Education
  2. Promoting the Welfare for Children with Disabilities
  3. Facilitating Social and Occupational Independence

 Section 2: Measures to Facilitate Employment and Job Opportunities

  1. Expanding Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
  2. Promoting Comprehensive Support Measures
  3. Realizing "Work Style Reforms"

Chapter 4: Building the Foundations for Daily Living

 Section 1: Measures to Stabilize Lives

  1. Developing User-driven Life Support Systems
  2. Improving Home Services, etc.
  3. Supporting Economic Independence
  4. Restructuring Services at Institutional Accommodations
  5. Promoting Sports, Culture, and Art Activities
  6. Research, Development, Promotion, and Support for the Use of Assistive Devices
  7. Service Quality Improvement
  8. Training and Securing of Various Professional Staff

 Section 2: Health and Medical Measures

  1. Preventing and Treating Diseases that Cause Impairments
  2. Enhancing the Appropriate Health and Medical Services for Persons with Disabilities
  3. Promoting Mental Health and Medical Measures
  4. Promoting Research and Development
  5. Training and Securing of Various Professional Staff

Chapter 5 Creating the Foundations of a Livable Environment

Section 1: Measures to Create Livable Communities that Ensure the Safety and Security of Persons with Disabilities

  1. Further Promoting Smooth Mobility, etc.
  2. Promoting Barrier-free Measures Based on the Concept of Universal Design
  3. Promoting Barrier-free Housing
  4. Promoting Barrier-free Design in the Built Environment
  5. Promoting Barrier-free Design in Public Transport and Pedestrian Spaces
  6. Ensuring Safe Transport
  7. Promoting Disaster Preparedness and Crime Prevention Measures

 Section 2: Measures to Improve Information Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities

  1. Improving Information Accessibility
  2. Development and Dissemination of Information and Communication Systems to Support Social Participation
  3. Enhancement of Providing Information
  4. Enhancement of Communication Support Systems

Chapter 6: International Initiatives: Measures for International Cooperation Appropriate to Japan's Position in the World

  1. International Efforts Relating to Persons with Disabilities
  2. Promoting International Cooperation, etc.

For more information, please visit the website below.
https://www8.cao.go.jp/shougai/whitepaper/r04hakusho/zenbun/index-pdf.html

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