Kiyoshi Harada, Japan Disability Forum (JDF) Japan Disability Forum
How they suffered? Japan Disability Forum
Very limited time for tsunami evacuation (extremely difficult for them to evacuate) Information problems (tsunami warnings / evacuation orders against radiation didn’t reach hearing impaired people, etc.) Insufficient accessibility/reasonable accommodation at shelters, temporary housing, etc. Japan Disability Forum
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(according to the reports of local governments and news companies) Japan Disability Forum
Japan Disability Forum From Kahoku Shimpo News on Sept. 24, 2012
Challenges met and tackled Japan Disability Forum
Even local governments seriously damaged DPOs quickly established support HQs Persons with disabilities not found at evacuation shelters/communities Collaboration with local governments/public health care professionals to identify/ respond to the needs of persons with disabilities Japan Disability Forum
Government staff/professionals lost their lives, health, family members, houses, properties Unexpected disaster (once in a thousand years) No preparation -- Strategies were not disability- inclusive The Fact: Practically no help for persons with disabilities! Japan Disability Forum
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Support Headquarters by various disability organizations incl. visual, hearing, intellectual, etc., as well as professional organizations Japan Disability Forum (13 organizations) established its HQs on March 18 th, one week after the Earthquake NGOs’ activities quickly started Japan Disability Forum
Established in national-level nongovernmental organizations of/for person with disabilities (Almost all range of disability issues) Activities for the implementation of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities(CRPD), etc. Disaster Support HQs established on March 18, Support Centers in three most affected prefectures, namely, Iwate, Fukushima, Miyagi Japan Disability Forum
Tough environment at evacuation shelters, other public facilities for them to stay (They chose to stay at damaged houses, cars, etc.) Many of them do not belong to disabled persons’ organizations/community welfare activities Personal Information Protection legislation was often an obstacle in locating persons with needs (Local govt. hesitated to disclose their whereabouts) Japan Disability Forum
Outreach to individuals with disabilities in collaboration with local public health staff (who had personal information) Minamisoma City, Fukushima, and Rikuzentakata City, Iwate disclosed personal information of persons with disabilities, and requested JDF to make surveys (for urgent help and/or future DRR strategies) JDF sent its members to governmental committees on DRR and made proposals for the revision of Basic Act on Disaster Control Measures, and the national guideline on DRR for the vulnerable Japan Disability Forum
GO-NGO partnership was necessary Disabled persons’ organizations served as helpers Disabled persons’ organizations actually participated in strategy making Japan Disability Forum
when you make/implement DRR strategies Japan Disability Forum
Persons with disabilities, with their experiences in emergency situations/everyday lives, can contribute in making/changing strategies Persons with disabilities as contributing stakeholders Mainstreaming disability is necessary at local, national, regional, global levels Japan Disability Forum
Japanese society should be reconstructed and revived according to new standards, such as UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to make a safer SOCIETY FOR ALL Japan Disability Forum
Mainstream disability in global DRR Japan Disability Forum
“Messages of Life” a documentary film produced by Japan Disability Forum, and The Nippon Foundation For more info, come to Marketplace on May Japan Disability Forum