Living with Disability in Urban Japan

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Living with Disability in Urban Japan

• Carolyn Stevens
• University of Melbourne,
• Australia

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Badges of Disability
The wheelchair in popular culture
The Japanese Disability Passbook
Universal sign for disability
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Accessibility

• Elevators - non step escalators
• No step buses
• Toilets
• Slopes/curb cuts
• Public telephones

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Nobel laureate Oe Kenzaburo and his son Hikari
Journalist Ototake Hirotada (www.ototake.jp)