JAPANESE ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS TO PROMOTE FULL PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES No.3

Address: 6F Skymenar-Shinjuku, 6-27-8, Shinjuku, Shijuku-ku, Tokyo 160 Japan

Phone: +81-3-5275-4751

Fax: +81-3-3205-6217

Date of establishment: October 1973

Objectives:

The Foundation above aims to give needed assistance to the people with visual and hearing disabilities who scarcely share benefits of television. It also promotes public awareness on disabilities through mass media, with the aim of contributing to social welfare.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Yosoji Kobayashi

Board of directors and councilors: 8 directors, 11 councilors

Staff (full-time): 3

Scope of activities: Social welfare, international cooperation

Budget: \70,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Dispatches eye doctors to the South Sea Islands

2) Operates a school of sign language

3) Makes a calendar in Braille

4) Promotes early finding of children with hearing and speech disabilities

Periodical:

Guidebook for People Who Meet Blind Persons

Nursing and Education of Language and Hearing

One day of Mr. Ito - For Understanding of Persons with Hearing Disabilities

*All these publications above are written in Japanese.

Address: 4-9-17 Miyagi, Urasoe-city, Okinawa 901-21 Japan

Phone: +81-98-877-3344

Fax: +81-98-875-6699

Date of establishment: October 1956

Objectives:

To assist in the overall provision of the following to those in need of the welfare services:

1) A healthy education, both mentally and physically.

2) Opportunities to participate in activities in social , economic, cultural and other various fields.

3) Necessary welfare services to the community according to the nature of the environment, age etc.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Eisei Yamashiro

Board of directors and councilors: 9 directors, 2 auditors

Staff (full-time): 190

Scope of activities:

(1) Administration of the following facilities;

1) Okinawa Colony Printing Agency (social welfare workshop)

2) Okinawa Colony Center (sheltered workshop for the physically disabled persons)

3) Ariake no Sato (nursing home for elderly persons)

4) Okinawa Colony Center (sheltered workshop for the severely physically disabled persons)

5) Colony Workshop Okinawa (sheltered workshop for the severely physically disabled persons)

(2) Day care service program for elderly persons (Ariake no sato)

(3) Short stay program for the home-cared elderly persons (Ariake no sato)

(4) Home help program for elderly persons.

Main activities:

1) Colony Sun City

2) Support to Aid Bangladesh

Activities for the past two years:

1) Participated to the Campaign'95 for the Asian and the Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (Jakarta, Indonesia )

2) Participated to the Campaign'96 for the Asian and the Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (Auckland, New Zealand)

3) Sent donation to Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV, Bangladesh)

Periodical:

Danso Chitai

Michishiba no Hibiki

Commemorative publication of the Decade

* All publications above are writtenn Japanese.

Cooperating organization overseas:

Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (H.Q. - Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Address: 6-26-21 Kinuta,Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3416-1698

Fax: +81-3-3416-5780

Date of establishment: 1966

Objectives:

Based on the memorandum agreed on by the Society and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, to support publication activities of member organizations though:

1) Coordinating so that publications of member organizations be eligible for the third class mail stipulated in the Mail Law

2) Following procedures for eligibility on behalf of new member organizations

Representative: Mr.Masakuni Hanada

Board of directors and councilors: None

Membership: 300 organizations

Fees: \1,000 - \174,000 (as allotted charges)

Staff (full-time): 2

Scope of activities:Nominal publisher of material of member organizations

Budget: \2,730,000 (per year)

Main activities:

1) Coordination concerning the date of issue, the serial number, and so on of publications of member organizations

2) Advice on the form of publications and points to note in mailing

3) Procedures for eligibility on behalf of organizations which want to become members

4) Liaising and other activities for mutual understanding among member organizations, based on their needs

5) Coordination and negotiation with the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Tokyo Regional Postal Services Bureau

Activities for the past two years:

1) Publication of News of Periodicals Society for Groups of Disabled Persons

2) Qualification of new series of the third class mail in the new system

Periodical: News of Periodicals Society for Groups of Disabled Persons (in Japanese)

Address: c/o Mr.Y. Kitagawa, 3-2-22, Atago, Niiza-city , Saitama 352 Japan

Phone: +81-48-477-5600

Fax: +81-48-477-5600

E-mail: NCB01450@niftyserve.or. jp

Date of establishment: March 1991

Objectives:

To promote closer and friendlier relationship between Japanese and Cambodian people by keeping mutual understanding.

Representative: President - Mr. Kanjiro Koshi

Board of directors and councilors: 6 Secretaries, 2 auditors

Membership: 50

Fees: \1,000 (per year)

Staff: 2(part time)

Scope of activities: Providing prosthesis and orthosis to amputees in Cambodia.

Budget: \5,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) To dispatch prosthetists and orthotists to local prosthetic workshops.

2) To train local prosthetists.

3) To donate materials, equipment and tools.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Dispatched two prosthetists for two years

2) Donated materials (example; polypropylene sheet ), equipment and tools for the production of prosthesis.

3) Donated building, equipment and tools for the reconstruction of the workshop in Konpang Chknang city.

Periodical:

Support Concerning Prosthesis and Orthosis to Cambodia (Academic Journal, Vol. 3, No. 4, 1996)

Cooperating organization overseas: The Cambodia Trust (H.Q. - Oxford, U. K.)

Address: 2F Atena Bldg., 1-5-18 Wada, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3381-2289

Fax: +81-3-3381-2289

Date of establishment: August 1981

Objectives:

To provide computer-related technical training to persons with disabilities who have finished high school level education.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Tomoya Ohno

Board of directors and councilors: 8 directors

Staff (full-time): 5

Scope of activities: Prevocational training

Budget: \60,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities: Prevocational training

Publication: Charity Plate News (in Japanese)

Address: 3F, Meidai Bldg., 1-2-21, Nakatsu, Kita-ku, Osaka city, Osaka 531 Japan

Phone: +81-6-376-0392

Fax: +81-6-371-1911

E-mail: saorivasj@jsn.justnet.or.jp

Date of establishment: March 1982

Objectives:

To enrich the lives of people with disabilities as well as elderly people through Saori hand-weaving, a contemporary hand-weaving which develops one's personality.

Representative: President - Ms. Misao Joh

Board of directors and councilors: 1 secretary general, 12 directors

Membership: 1,500 individuals, 5 organizations

Staff (full-time): 6

Budget: \5,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Carries out research on the methods of instructing a new type of hand-weaving to persons with disabilities with emphasis placed on individual and training of instructors.

2) Holds exhibitions to enable presentation of weaved works by persons with disabilities and to expand sales opportunities for these wor ks.

3) Provides a place for persons with disabilities to communicate with the public through art and promote their social participation.

4) Assists activities to improve domestic and overseas environment for persons with disabilities.

5) Receives domestic and overseas trainees.

6) Provides overseas institutions for persons with disabilities with hand-weaving machines.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Participated in ESCAP Meeting in Bangkok, June 1995

2) Conducted a training session and a presentation in Singapore, July 1995

3) Organized the 17th Hand-weaving Education Seminar for Persons with Disabilities, July 1996

4) Received trainees from abroad, December 1996

5) Participated in ESCAP Meeting and held a training session, May 1997

6) Received trainees from abroad, May 1997

Periodical:

Everyone is a Diamond

My Hand-weaving SAORI

A Lover of the Heart SAORI

* All these publications are written in Japanese.

Address: 2F, 3-39-10 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3380-3324

Fax: +81-3-3382-6565

Date of establishment: June 1975

Objectives:

To make efforts and carry out research activities in order to correct prejudice against persons with hearing impairment and to enable both persons with disability and those without disability to live smoothly together.

Representative: Mr.Akihiro Yonaiyama

Membership: 6,500

Staff (full-time): 6

Fees: \3,500 (per year)

Scope of activities: Research/survey, collecting information, raising awareness

Main activities:

1) Publication of a magazine Equal to supplement lack of information.

2) Activities to eliminate inconvenience to persons with hearing impairment through researches on usefulnes s of various appliances.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Organized "Equal in Tokyo '96" in Shinjuku, Tokyo (August 1996)

2) Organized a speech contest in sign language by the deaf persons

Periodical: Equal (quarterly, in Japanese)

Other publications:

Today's Captioned Broadcasting

Ear - The Source of Information

* Publications above are written in Japanese.

Address: 4-7-5 Midori, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3633-4070

Fax: +81-3-3633-4070

Date of establishment: 1984

Objectives: Exchange of Information among the member

Representative: Mr. Kiyoshi Nagira

Membership: 80 members, 100 associate members

Fees: \5,000 (per year), associate member - \1,500

Main activities:

1) Holds camps in Kansai and Kanto area

2) Campaign to appeal Interferon to be paid by health insurance

Periodical: Newsletters (4-5 times a year)

Address: 5-1 Koji-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102 Japan

Phone: +81-3-5276-0321

Fax: +81-3-3265-2428

Date of establishment: February 1932

Objectives:

1) To carry out social welfare programs which are recognized necessary for retirees as a result of injuries in the line of duty, retirees after a long period of service, their family or the bereaved, the bereaved of employees who were killed in the line of duty, and those in general who need support, as an organization related to Japanese National Railways, its successor and the Japanese National Railways Settlement Corporation.

2) To contribute to improvement of railroad employees' quality of life and to the greater benefit to railroad customers.

Representative: President - Mr. Kenko Misaka

Board of directors and councilors: 4 directors

Staff (full-time): 807 (as of March 1996)

Scope of activities: Social welfare programs, operation of Kiosks for profit

Main activities:

1) Support for disabled persons and others in need of assistance.

2) Operation of a facility for production of prosthesis and or thosis.

3) Operation of child welfare facilities including 22 day care centers and a children's home.

4) Operation of facilities for the mentally retarded persons.

5) Operation of a facility for welfare of elderly people.

6) Operation of a sheltered workshop.

7) Operation of a facility to support tourists.

8) Programs to stabilize or improve railroad employees' quality of life.

9) Programs to increase benefit of railroad customers and to promote utilization of railroad services.

10) Production, repair, processing and sale of daily necessities.

11) Other programs which are recognized necessary to fulfill the above-mentioned goals.

Periodical: Social Welfare Studies (three times a year, in Japanese )

Address: 310-1 Narazu, Okayama city, Okayama 701-12 Japan

Phone: +81-86-284-7730

Fax: +81-86-284-6758

E-mail: webmaster@amda.or.jp

Date of establishment: 1984

Objectives:

To attain an ideal of "Better Quality of Life for a Better Future," AMDA carries out health and medical care activities both in and out of Japan.

Representative: Mr. Shigeru Suganami

Board of directors and councilors: President & vice-president - 3

Membership: 1,700 individuals, 50 organizations

Fees: \12,000,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 8

Scope of activities: Emergency assistance, providing information

Budget: \610,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Overseas activities

(1) Emergency medical activities

(2) Community health and medical care programs

(3) JICA Health and Medical Care Project

2) Domestic activities

(1) Medical consultation services for foreign residents in Japan

(2) Community disaster prevention emergency medical network

(3) 72-hour network

(4) Activation of community

Activities for the past two years:

(1) Started Hanshin Great Earthquake Emergency Relief Project in 1995

(2) Started Community Health Project in Myanmar in Sept. 1995

(3) Started Great Earthquake Emergency Relief Project in Un-nan Province, China, in February 1996

(4) Started Bosnia Refugee Relief Project in June 1996

(5) Others

Periodical: AMDA News letter (annual)

Other publications:

Harukanaruyume (Publication of the 10th anniversary of AMDA and future policy)

Ruwandakarano Shogen (a review of the AMDA's humanitarian aid activity in Ruwanda and Zaire)

* Publications above are written in Japanese.

Address: Duskin Head Office Bldg., 1-33 Toyotsu-cho, Suita-city, Osaka 564 Japan

Phone: +81-6-821-5092

Fax: +81-6-821-5271

Date of establishment: November 1981

Objectives:

To contribute to advancing the welfare of mentally and physically disabled children and adults, so as to ensure their full participation and equality in society (1) through promotion of volunteer activities, (2) through a program of dispatching disabled persons abroad and helping them develop into leaders of the disabled welfare movement, and (3) through research into development of eating habits and residential environments favorable to rehabilitation of the disabled persons.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Koji Chiba

Board of directors and councilors: 16 directors

Membership: 1,022 organizations, 154,139 individuals

Fees: \60,000 - \120,000 (organizations per year), \500 - \12,000 (individuals per year)

Main activities:

1) Sponsoring of the Duskin program which enables disabled persons to study abroad to be leaders.

2) Partial financial assistance for members to take training courses in professional skills for volunteer activities for welfare of disabled persons.

3) Promotion of professional skill courses for the members to train volunteers in the field of welfare of disabled persons.

4) Promotion of public awareness and dissemination of information concerning activities for welfare of disabled persons through newsletters and sponsoring of festivals.

5) Activities to reinforce volunteer organizations (members) with clear intention of caring for disabled persons, and to promote a larger membership.

6) Financial assistance to research and development projects.

7) Award presentation to physically disabled children/persons at the art exhibition (sponsored by Japanese Society for Physically Disabled Children).

Activities for the past two years:

1) In the Duskin program, sent 20 disabled persons to U.S. and other foreign countries so that they can study individually for one year or less to be leaders.

2) Promoted public awareness and disseminated information concerning activities for welfare of disabled persons.

3) Provided financial assistance to 19 research projects.

4) Presented "The Circle of Love Foundation Award" to excellent works by physically disabled children/persons at the 14th and the 15th art exhibitions (sponsored by Japanese Society for Physically Disabled Children).

Periodical:

A quarterly newsletter

Reports on the Duskin program

Reports on results of research and development activities

Bulletins

* All these publications are written in Japanese.

Other publications: Aino-wa Communication Book (in Japanese)

Address: 367 Nomino, Kurosecho, Kamo-gun, Hiroshima 724-06 Japan

Phone: +81-823-82-2187

Fax: +81-823-82-2188

Date of establishment: May 1969

Objectives:

1) To manage social welfare institutions

2) To carry out profit-making projects

3) To carry out social welfare assistance and volunteer a ctivities mainly in Asian and Pacific region

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Nobuko Fukuma

Board of directors and councilors: 11 directors, 23 councilors

Membership: 500

Fees: \2,000 (a share)

Staff (full-time): 2

Scope of activities :

1) Management of sheltered workshop for persons with severe physical disabilities

2) Profit-making projects with accreditation from the Minister of Health and Welfare

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

Main activities:

1) Fosters orphans from Vietnam

2) Receives refugee families from Vietnam by the request of UN and KALITAS Japan

3) Invites trainees from Korea

4) Participates in Social Welfare Charity Concert in Korea

5) Receives 25 JICA trainees from Asian countries

Activities for the past two years:

1) Participation of Hiroshima Taiyo-no Machi Choir 1969 in the 50th Anniversary Festival of Community Chest

2) Fund-raising campaign to support Korean Hanmaum Welfare Association

3) Participation of Choirin an event for the 32nd Athletic Meet for the Physically Disabled in Hiroshima

4) Reception of social welfare workers from Korea for 1-year Social Welfare Leadership Training

Periodical: FIAT

Other publication: Brochures and pamphlets for public relations

Coordinating organizations overseas:

Catholic Church (Vatican City)

Mizerio (Germany)

Address: 3F Nishikan-toranomon Bldg., 1-22-13 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3507-0784

Fax: +81-3-3507-8810

Date of establishment: February 1994

Objectives:

1) To improve professional skills of certified care workers and to promote prevalence of information and technique relating t o care services by improving work ethics of certified care workers and increasing their expertise through professional education and research activities concerning care welfare.

2) To contribute to betterment of welfare of people through above-mentioned activities.

Representative: President - Ms. Masako Tanaka

Board of directors and councilors: 18 directors

Membership: 12,000

Fees: \3,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 4

Budget: \590,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Activities to contribute to improvement and development of care welfare.

2) Activities to contribute to betterment of social welfare through care welfare.

3) Organization of workshops for improvement of professional skills and support of independence of certified care workers.

4) Cooperation with training schools of certified care workers for improvement of the level of education and training of future personnel.

5) Publication, research and study activities concerning care welfare.

6) Activities to improve the social status of certified care workers and to promote community welfare.

7) Liaising and coordination among prefectural associations of certified care workers.

Activities for the past two years:

1) National workshops (in Atami in 1995; in Toyama in 1996)

2) Block workshops (annually in six regions nationwide)

3) Research activities such as in-service training for those in charge of planning and management of care services

4) Survey on the actual working conditions and expertise of certified care workers

Periodical: The Japan Association of Certified Care Workers News (in Japanese)

Other publication:

Case study text material

Report on the actual working conditions

Material for various workshops

Address: 8F Toranomon-NN Bldg., 1-21-17 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 Japan

Phone: +81-3-5512-4745

Fax: +81-3-5512-4746

Date of establishment: March 1991

Objectives:

In view of the social responsibility given to training schools for certified care workers which secure people engaging in care attendance as well as improve the qualities, the Association aims at contributing to the promotion of welfare of Japanese people by engaging in the following:

1) Improving and developing of the education at certified care workers training s chools; and

2) Research on and development of care attendance as well as dissemination of its knowledge.

Representative: President - Mr. Yasuhiko Egusa

Board of directors and councilors: 11 directors

Membership: 253

Fees: \110,000 - \210,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 2

Scope of activities: Research/survey, Staff Training, Public Relations

Budget: \68,230,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Research studies on contents of the education and its methods

2) Training of teaching staff

3) Compiling of textbooks and related information aterials

4) Engaging in activities related to the Japanese Academic So iety of Care Attendance Welfare

5) Management and administration of co pensation system for accidents by on-the-job training students

Activities for the past two years:

1) Research studies on curriculum and contents of education at training schools for certified care workers (March 1997)

2) National training seminars for teaching staff in 1995 and 1996

3) Local training seminars for teaching staff in 1995 and 1996

Periodical:

Education of Certified Care Workers

Bulletin of the Association (biannually),

Newsletter (3 times a year)

* All publications above are written in Japanese.

Other publication: Commentary of the State Examination of Certified Care Workers (in Japanese)

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

Phone: +81-3-5275-6670

Fax: +81-3-5275-1205

Date of establishment: July 1966

Objectives:

To promote and support scientific research and study in each field of developmental disabilities.

Representative: President - Mr. Masataka Arima

Board of directors and councilors: 16 directors

Membership: 1000 organizations / individuals, 5 associate members

Fees: \6,000 (per year), \50,000 (associate member per year)

Staff: 1 (part-time)

Scope of activities: Promotion of various research and study activities related to developmental disabilities

Budget: \7,720,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Annual Seminar

2) Publication of Newsletter

3) Participation in activities as a member organization of International Association for the Scientific Study of International Disabilities

4) Liaising with domestic related organizations

Activities for the past two years:

1) Published newsletters

2) Held the 30th Seminar at Keio University in Tokyo

3) Held the 31th Seminar at Miyagi University of Education

Periodical:

Japanese Journal on Developmental Disabilities (quarterly, in Japanese)

Cooperating organization overseas:

The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID)

(H.Q. - Birmingham, U.S.A.)

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

Phone: +81-3-5966-2031

Fax: +81-3-5996-2033

Date of establishment: September 1963

Objectives:

To develop rehabilitation medicine through new knowledge dissemination and scientific research/study.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Dr. Kyozo Yonemoto

Board of directors and councilors: 16 directors, 2 Auditors

Membership: 8,727 doctors

Fees: \12,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 8

Scope of activities:

Annual academic meeting, educational seminars, publication of the official journal, research/study, international cooperation, examination of board certified rehabilitation specialist (physiatrist)

Main activities:

1) Cooperation with International Rehabilitation Medicine Association (IRMA)

2) Cooperation with International Federation of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IFPMR)

3) Cooperation with Rehabilitation International (RI)

4) Cooperation with other international medical associations

Activities for the past two years:

1) Participation to Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference and Campaign'95 for Asian (September 1995, Jakarta, Indonesia)

2) Participation to 1st Mediterranean Rehabilitation Conference (May, 1996, Israel)

Periodical: The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine (monthly, in Japanese)

Cooperating organization overseas:

1) International Rehabilitation Medicine Association (IRMA) (H.Q. - Houston, USA)

2) International Federation of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IFPMR) (H.Q. - Sidney, Australia)

Address: 7F Kawamura Bldg., 2-6-7 Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3845-8994

Fax: +81-3-3845-2203

Date of establishment: May 1981

Objectives:

Although there are many types of toy libraries, the basic idea is the same; to provide toys and a place for children with special needs. The National Association of Toy Libraries (part of National Volunteer Center) is working to form a national network of toy libraries and to provide places to learn from each other and exchange ideas.

Representative: Director - Ms. Ruth Kobayashi

Membership: 500 organizations

Fees: \3,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 3 (volunteers)

Scope of a ctivities: To help toy libraries all in Japan and other countries.

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

Main activities:

The sign ificance of Toy Libraries;

Places for play, training and therapy are of course important for children with special needs. Toy libraries can provide children with fun places to play, helping their spontaneous development and providing stimulation. Places for friends and volunteers to meet - toy libraries can provide a social outlet for volunteers , parents and children.

Basic activities and services:

Volunteers help children to enjoy playing with toys at service. Lending service of toys to children with special needs.

Activities for the past two years:

1) All in Japan Meeting.

2) Helped Asian Toy Libraries to open.

3) Director and several members participated to International Conference. (Zurich, Switzerland, 1996)

4) Preparation of the Japanese application for 1999 International Toy Library Conference in Japan.

5) Helped to establish toy libraries in South East Asia.

Periodical: Toy Post

Cooperating organization overseas: International Toy Libraries Association (H.Q. - London )

Address: 2-40-17, Hongo, Bunkyo- ku, Tokyo 113 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3816-3671

Fax: +81-3-3818-2337

Date of establishment: April 1926

Objectives:

The Association aims to contribute to the development and dissemination of orthopedic science through promoting research studies, liaison and cooperation, and presentation of research results, as a result contributing to the development of academic science.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Prof. Takahide Kurokawa

Board of directors and councilors: 20 directors

Membership: 18,306

Fees: \14,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 10

Main activities:

1) Organizes seminars for presentation of research results, lectures, etc.

2) Publishes bulletins, thesis, and books

3) Promotes liaising with domestic and overseas related academic organizations

4) Carries out research studies on orthopedic science

5) Presents awards to outstanding works

Activities for the past two years:

1) Publishe dscientific journals

2) Organized scientific conferences

3) Established Memorial Day and conducted advertising activities

4) Published quarterly newsletters

Periodical:

The Journal of the Japanese Orthopedic Association (monthly, in Japanese)

Journal of Orthopedic Science (every other month)

Address: 2F Kirin Head Office Bldg., 2-10-1 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104 Japan

Phone: +81-3-5540-3522

Fax: +81-3-5540-3525

Date of establishment: July 1981

Objectives:

To contribute to the enhancement of social welfare by providing grants for activities to improve welfare for elderly and disabled people, as well as for the wholesome development of youth.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Hideyo Motoyama

Board of directors and councilors: 10 directors

Staff (full-time): 4

Scope of activities: Grants for activity, commendatory awards, award for essays.

Budget: \165,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Grants to family members caring elderly or disabled people at home.

2) Commendatory awards for private-level social workers.

3) Social welfare grants (upbringing of children).

4) Award for essays on the topics.

5) Grants to support events at the Kodomo-no-Kuni (Children's Land) and Kodomo-no-shiro (National Children's Castle)

Activities for the past two years:

1) Social welfare grants (awarded for projects related to caring elderly or disabled people at home)

2) Grants for introduction of the system of Joystick Driving Control Car in Japan.

Periodical:

The List of Decided Grants for Activities in 1996 (in Japanese)

The Report of Grants for Activities in 1995 (in Japanese)

Address: 1-1-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-51 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3213-2674

Fax: +81-3-3213-6744

Date of establishment: April 1931

Objectives: To conduct social welfare services

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Tadao Koike

Board of directors and councilors: 6 directors

Staff (full-time): 3

Scope of activities:

Medical assistance programs, welfare programs for the mentally and physically disabled persons, child assistance program, welfare programs for the elderly, grants for other social welfare organizations

Budget: \52,500,000 (December 1995 - November 1996)

Main activities:

1) Gives grants to medical student group for their volunteer activities in medically disadvantaged areas

2) Hosts summer and winter camping programs for physically and mentally disabled children

3) Gives year-end gifts to children in welfare institutions

4) Gives grants to child welfare institutions for hosting baseball tournaments

5) Hosts lectures on volunteer activities to meet the needs of aging society

6) Conducts fund raising relief campaign for overseas refugees

7) Hosts Mainichi Social Welfare Awards presentation

8) Gives grants to other organizations for their social welfare programs

Activities for the past two years:

1) Gave donation for the Hanshin Earth quake stricken area

2) Child Cancer Control Campaign

3) Hosted Mainichi Volunteer College

4) Hosted summer and winter camps for physically and mentally disabled children

Periodical: Mainichi-no-Fukushi (yearly, in Japanese)

Address: 5F Senyo Bldg., 1-7 Honshio-cho , Shinjuku-ku , Tokyo 160 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3341-0803

Fax: +81-3-3341-0803

Date of establishment: August 1981

Objectives:

Assisting and promoting rehabilitation of disabled children and persons as well as of elderly persons , Nippon Charity Kyokai Foundation contributes to the development of social welfare activities.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Kinji Takagi

Board of directors and councilors: 10 directors

Membership: 514

Fees: Jurid ical person - \10,000

Individual - \5,000 (per year)

Scope of activities:

1) Promotes cultural activities

2) Promotes athletic activities

3) Assists rehabilitation programs

4) Carries out consultative activities on rehabilitation

Budget: \87,899,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Holds "Fureai Festival" on Disabled Persons Day

2) Holds "Fureai Concert" for disabled persons

3) Operates culturals chools for disabled persons

4) Holds "Senior Chorus Competition"

5) Hold "Karaoke Competition" for elderly persons

Activities for the past two years:

1) Held the 15th Fureai Festival in 1995

2) Held the 1st Senior Chorus Competition in 1996

3) Held the 50th anniversary campaign of the Community Chest in 1996

Periodical: Charity News Quarterly (Feb., Ju l., Nov.) (in Japanese)

Address: 2-30-9 Mishuku, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3413-6781

Fax: +81-3-3413-6919

Date of establishment: June 1964

Objectives:

Supporting the severely disabled people so as to provide the overall welfare services on the local level according to their circumstances, age and mental/physical condition while they grow mentally and physically and receive the opportunity to participate in various activities.

Representative: President - Ms. Masako Kitaura

Board of directors and councilors: 15 directors, 35 councilors

Membership: 13,000

Fees: \6600 (member per year), \5000 (associate member per year)

Staff (full-time): 238

Scope of activities:

Medical treatment for severely disabled people, training counseling, training for commuters, training in institution, day care services, Issuing a monthly magazine, promotion of parents' activities.

Budget: \3,032,820,000 (April 1996 to March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Giving an instruction as to how to train disabled persons at home based upon the overall result of medical diagnosis, medication, psychological development test and f unctional development test.

2) Counseling by telephone and letters, giving training instructions by visiting houses and giving a training ins truction for the people living in local regions.

3) Temporary day care service when disabled persons' family members are in an urgent situation.

4) Improving the household training and the mental health of parents by sharing at a gathering of disabled people and their parents.

5) Issuing a monthly magazine.

Periodical: Gathering of Parents (monthl y, in Japanese)

Other publications:

These Children are Alive (in Japanese)

What is Life? (in Japanese)

Address: Kyobashi-shimizu Bldg., 16-1, Kyobashi 2-chome , Chuo-ku ,Tokyo 104 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3535-6231

Fax: +81-3-3535-6303

Date of establishment: November 1966

Objectives:

1) To subsidize additional buildings and equipments for working and training in institutions for the mentally retarded and the physically disabled persons.

2) To subsidize the training programs of domestic and overseas (Southeast Asia) in enhancing welfare study and technology.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Shuzo Muramoto

Board of directors and councilors: 12 directors, 24 councilors

Staff (full-time): 4

Scope of activities:

1) To subsidize co nstruction improvement / renovation of buildings.

2) To subsidize training programs.

Budget: \312,150,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) To subsidize juridical persons that administrate domestic institutions for disabled persons.

2) To subsidize overseas staffs training program of those working in domestic institutions mentioned

3) To subsidize training programs in Japan for rehabilitation experts from Southeast Asian countries

Activities for the past two years: The same as "Main activities"

Periodical: Report of Overseas Study Program (in Japanese)

Address: 2-11- 2 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3272-6268

Fax: +81-3-3272-6268

Date of establishment: May 1984

Objectives:

To contribute to the improvement of social welfare by awarding grants for activities related to social welfare

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Keizo Machidori

Board of directors and councilors: 7 directors, 10 councilors

Staff (full-time): 3

Scope of activities:

1) Financial assistance to programs-related to social welfare

2) Financial assistance to research studies on social welfare

Budget: \57,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Financial assistance to welfare services for the elderly persons at home.

2) Financial assistance to social welfare institutions for the elderly persons.

3) Financial assistance to developments of social welfare programs for the elderly persons.

4) Financial assistance to supporting programs for the physically disabled persons.

5) Financial assistance to research studies on health of the elderly persons, adult diseases, and welfare for the elderly persons.

Address: 1-26-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3349-3130

Fax: +81-3-3349-3133

Date of establishment: October 1977

Objectives:

To contribute to improve the level of social welfare and culture in Japan by extending financial as sistance to social welfare works and related activities and to scientific studies in the fields of social welfare, social insurance and private insurance as well as to cultural activities in these fields.

Representative: Chairperson of directors: Mr. Yasuo Goto

Board of directors and councilors: 8 directors, 24 councilors

Staff (full-time): 2

Scope of activities:

1) Subsidizing for social welfare works and activities.

2) Subsidizing for studies of science (such as social welfare, social insurance and private insurance and the like), and cultural activities involved.

3) Other business.

Budget: \79,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Subsidizes groups who work for domiciliary services for persons with disabilities.

2) Holds academic meetings (American Law of Insurance, etc.)

3) Organizes lecture meetings.

4) Publishes the Series of the Foundation.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Subsidized "Project of Making Recommendation for Policies for the Persons with Disabilities" by Japan Council on Disability

2) Subsidized "Training Prohect for Staff of Braille Libraries in Asia" by Japan Braille Library (Malaysia)

3) Subsidized community workshops for purchasing motor vehicles.

4) Held a lecture meeting "Dispute Resolution in Britain"

5) Held a seminar "What a System of Welfare in Enterprises should be/How to Cary on an Enterprises"

6) Published a document of a lecture and a report of a research.

Periodical: The Foundation News (in Japanese)

Other publication: Series of the Foundation (The latest issue is No.49) (in Japanese)

Address: Central Plaza Bldg., 1-1 Kaguragashi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3235-1161

Fax: +81-3-3235-5513

Date of establishment: October 1964

Objectives:

To promote the welfare of our community by gathering private goodwill.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Masami Higaki

Board of directors and councilors: 17 directors

Membership: 1,089 individuals/organizations

Fees: \2,000 - \10,000 (a share)

Staff (full-time): 7

Budget: \78,000,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) To receive the donation (money and goods) and send them to the social welfare facilities.

2) To send registered volunteers to the social welfare facilities at their request.

3) To publish the small-sized newspapers and pamphlets.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Distributed modified vehicles for wheelchair users, etc., to facilities for disabled children/adults (including community workshops).

2) Invite students of special schools and children/adults in facilities of disabled children/adults to a circus.

Periodical: Zengin Newsletter (quarterly, in Japanese)

Other publications:

A Guide to Volunteer

Guidebook of Tokyo Goodwill Bank

* Publications above are written in Japanese.

Address: Mainichi Newspaper Bldg. Waseda Annex, 3-14-4 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3200-1310

Fax: +81-3-3200-2582

Date of establishment: October 1982

Objectives:

At the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP), overseas program was started in 1982 aiming to contribute to the welfare of blind people in Asia by developing appropriate technologies to meet their needs.

Representative: Director in charge - Mr. Jun Iguchi

Board of directors and councilors: 6 directors, 7 councilors

Staff (full-time): 3

Scope of activities: International cooperation

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

Main activities:

Aid program for visually impaired people in Nepal;

1) Publication of Braille textbooks

2) Promotion of education for the blind children

3) Bara CBR (Community Based Rehabilitation) project

4) Project for prevention of loss of eyesight

Activities for the past two years:

Aid program for visually impaired people in Nepal.

Conduct of study tours intended for visually impaired people.

Field research of the occupation for the blind in Nepal.

Periodical: Light of Love (annual report)

Cooper ating organization overseas:

Nepal Association for the Welfare of the Blind (H.Q. - Kathmandu, Nepal)

Address: 101, 2-17-15 Wakaohji, Amagasaki-city, Hyogo 661 Japan

Phone: +81-6-492-6808

Fax: +81-6-492-6808

Date of establishment: May 1990

Objectives:

To normalize and enrich the lives of our children who use mechanical ventilators and others with similar needs in their homes and hospitals and to raise community awareness of the abilities and the needs of our children.

Representative: President - Mr. Hirofumi Hiramoto

Board of directors and councilors: 6 directors

Membership: 200

Fees: \3,000

Main activities:

1) Supports each other.

2) Requests the rights to receive better medical care, welfare services and education.

3) Raises community awareness.

4) Collects and provides useful information from users' experiences.

Activities for the past two years:

1) Annual General Meeting in Tokyo '95.

2) Annual Gene ral Meeting in Kurashiki city, Okayama Pref., 1996.

3) Support and Recreational Gatherings in each branch.

Periodical: Bakubaku (in Japanese)

Other publications: Handbook for Daily Life of Children Using Ventilators (in Japanese)

Address: Yomiuri-Koto Bldg., 1-2-1 Kiyosumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135 Japan

Phone: +81-3-5245-7098

Fax: +81-3-3820-4112

Date of establishment: July 1961

Objectives:

To contribute to promotion of social welfare through providing necessary support for mentally and/or physically disabled persons, children and fatherless families and elderly people.

Representative: Chairperson of directors - Mr. Yosoji Kobayashi

Board of directors and councilors: 18 directors, 13 councilors

Staff (full-time): 8

Scope of activities:

1) Support for researches and studies on causes of diseases, treatment and welfare of mentally and/or physically disabled persons.

2) Support and provision of examination and treatment for blind and visually handicapped persons, as well as mediation of eye balls.

3) Support for children and fatherless families and elderly people.

4) Disaster relief.

5) Promotion of public awareness on social welfare.

Budget: \121,360,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Support for " Research on habilitation of severe motor and intellectual disability," including presentation of the prize of excellence to outstanding studies.

2) Dispatch of "Yomiuri Volunteer Trainees" to facilities for severely mentally and/or physically disabled children/persons in every spring and summer.

3) Presentation of "Prize for Encouragement of Welfare A ctivities" to groups which are continuously involved in volunteer activities all over Japan.

4) Provision of free eye examination services and dispatch of eye treatment specialists (in Japan and abroad).

5) Operation of Eye Bank for mediation of the cornea for blind and visually handicapped persons who need corneal transplants.

6) Provision of services such as braille transcribing and recitation recording for blind and visually handicapped persons.

7) Operation of "Yomiuri Volunteer Center in Memory of Yamaji Fumiko" (Mejiro, Tokyo)

Activities for the past two years:

1) Issued the 26th grant for research on habilitation of child ren/persons with severe motor and intellectual disabilities (November 1996).

2) Presented the prize of excellence to the report on the 25th grant for research on habilitation of children/persons with severe motor and intellectual disabilities. (March 1997).

3) Dispatched the 53rd " Yomiuri Volunteer Trainees" (July - August 1996).

4) Dispatched the 54th "Yomiuri Volunteer Trainees" (March - April 1997).

5) Presented the 17th "Prize for Encouragement of Welfare Activities" (January 1997).

6) Dispatched ophthalmology teams to Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia (January - February 1997).

7) Coordinated for mediation of the cornea (eye ball) (69 units; in 1996).

Periodical: Light and Love (biannually, in Japanese)

Address: 2-6-2 Ebara-cho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 165 Japan

Phone: +81-3-3952-6166

Fax: +81-3-3952-6664

Date of establishment: December 1961

Objectives:

Through promoting exchange of information and mutual cooperation among private institutions and factories that carry out various programs, from vocational training to sheltered employment, for persons with disabilities, Zencolo aims to contribute to the development of measures for the disabled persons for promotion of their social and financial independence.

Representative: President - Mr. Kazuoki Shirabe

Board of directors and councilors: 9 directors , 2 auditors

Membership: 12 juridical persons

Fees: \280,000 - \2,190,000 (per year)

Staff (full-time): 1

Scope of activities:

1) Management and operation of centers of social employment

2) Activities to improve facilities and to enhance technology

3) Information and educational activities

Budget: \26,270,000 (April 1996 - March 1997)

Main activities:

1) Management of Social Work Center and Programs for improvement of facilities such as organizing seminars.

2) Staff education for enhancement of knowledge and technology.

3) Research, survey, collection of information, advertisement and distribution of information materials, etc.

4) Exchange and cooperation with overseas institutions and organizations.

5) Exchange and cooperation with social welfare organizations for the disabled.

Main actiities in the past two years:

1) Establishment of Travel-Net with joint investment of Mitsubishi Co., Ltd. and Japan Travel Bureau.

2) International cooperation activities with the Philippines and Viet Nam.

Periodical: Zencolo (quarterly, in Japanese)

Other publications:

1) Spring of 68 Years of Age - Release from Segregation

2) Sheltered Employment for the Disabled Persons in EC Countries

3) Research Study on Sheltered Employment

4) White Paper on Employment of the Disabled Persons in US

5) 20 Years of "Colony"

* All publications above are written in Japanese.

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

AND DESIGNATED CITIES FOR WELFARE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Title:
JAPANESE ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS TO PROMOTE FULL PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
P81-P113

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

Month,Year of Publication:

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