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Regulations on Promotion of Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with
Disabilities at National University Corporation Tohoku University
Established: Rule No. 38 of March 23, 2016
Revised: Rule No. 65 of June 9, 2016
Revised: Rule No. 107 of June 6, 2017
Revised: Rule No. 145 of June 28, 2018
Revised: Rule No. 163 of September 26, 2018
Revised: Rule No. 4 of May 28, 2019
Revised Rule No.48 of November 26, 2019
Revised Rule No.51 of March 27, 2024
Regulations on Promotion of Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with
Disabilities at National University Corporation Tohoku University
Table of Contents
Chapter I General Provisions (Articles 1 to 4)
Chapter II System for Promoting Elimination of Discrimination on the Grounds ofDisability (Articles 5 to 8)
Chapter III Committee for Promoting Elimination of Discrimination against Persons
with Disabilities (Articles 9 to16)
Chapter IV Counseling System (Articles 17 to 20)
Chapter V Education and Training (Article 21)
Chapter VI Miscellaneous Provisions (Articles 22 and 23)
Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions(Purpose)
Article 1 The purpose of these Regulations is to set forth the matters necessary for
employees of National University Corporation Tohoku University (hereinafter referredto as "the University") to respond appropriately to every person with disabilities thatparticipates in education, research, and other activities conducted by the University, incompliance with the provisions of Article 9 (1) of the Act for Promotion of Eliminating
Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 65 of 2013).
(Definition)
Article 2 In these Regulations, the terms listed below shall be defined in the respective
items as follows:(i) "A person with a disability" refers to a person with a physical disability, a personwith an intellectual disability, a person with a mental disability (including
developmental disabilities and/or higher brain dysfunction), and other persons withdisabilities affecting the functions of the body or mind , including disabilities caused
by incurable illnesses and etc., (hereinafter referred to collectively as "disabilities"),
and who are in a state of continuously facing substantial limitations in their daily life
or social life due to a disability or a social barrier.
(ii) "Social barriers" refer to any item, institution, practice, idea, and other things insociety that stand as obstacles against persons with disabilities engaging in daily life
or social life.
(iii) "Unfair discriminatory treatment" refers to any acts including refusing, restricting
the place or period of time, or adding conditions to the provision of goods and services
simply due to someone's disabilities without justifiable grounds, including promoting
de facto equality of persons with disabilities who are taking necessary measures toachieve it, to persons with disabilities who participate in education, research, andother activities in general conducted by the University.
(iv) "Reasonable consideration" refers to necessary and appropriate modification andadjustment not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden, where needed in aparticular case, to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy or exercise all humanrights and fundamental freedom on an equal basis with others.
(v) "Departments" refer to the Strategic Planning Office, the graduate schools,
research institutes, the University Library and branch libraries, the University
Hospital, the organizations specified in Article 20 (1) of the Regulations on
Management of Organization at National University Corporation Tohoku University(Rule No. 1 of 2004) (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations on Management ofOrganization"), research organizations specified in Paragraph 3 of the same Article,
the Inter-Department Institutes for Education and Research specified in Article 21 ofthe Regulations on Management of Organization, the Centers, etc. specified in Articles
22 through 26 of the said Regulations, departments of the Administration Bureau andIntegrated Administration Center and the Audit Office.
(Prohibition of Unfair Discriminatory Treatment)
Article 3 (1) Employees, in the execution of their duties, shall not infringe on the rights
and interests of any person with disabilities by unfair discriminatory treatment on thegrounds of those disabilities.
(2) The basic concept of unfair discriminatory treatment and matters thereof to be
noted by employees shall be prescribed separately.
(Provision of Reasonable Consideration)
Article 4 (1) Where an intent of actually requiring the removal of social barriers isexpressed by a person with disabilities, and when the implementation thereof proves
to be an undue burden, employees, in the execution of their duties, shall givereasonable consideration to removing social barriers, according to the sex, age, anddisabled condition of the person with disabilities, so as not to infringe on the rights
and interests of any person with disabilities.
(2) The basic concept of reasonable consideration and matters thereof to be noted byemployees shall be prescribed separately.
Chapter II System for Promoting Elimination of Discrimination of Persons withDisabilities(Chief Executive Officer of Promotion of Elimination of Discrimination Against
Persons with Disabilities)
Articles 5 The University shall establish the post of Chief Executive Officer for
Promoting the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities(hereinafter referred to as the "CEO"), who has ultimate responsibility for promoting
the elimination of discrimination against persons with disabilities (hereinafterreferred to as "the elimination of discrimination against persons with disabilities"),and the President shall serve as CEO.
(2) The CEO shall take the measures necessary to assist the General Supervisor of theElimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities and the Supervisors of
the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities in appropriately
promoting the elimination of discrimination against persons with disabilities withregard to promoting the of elimination of discrimination against persons withdisabilities.
(General Supervisor of Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities)
Article 6 (1) The University shall establish the post of General Supervisor of theElimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (hereinafter referredto as the "General Supervisor") who assists the CEO and supervises affairs withregard to promoting the elimination of discrimination against persons with disabilities.
(2) The Executive Vice President or Vice President appointed by the President shallserve as General Supervisor.
(3) The General Supervisor shall take the measures necessary for promoting theelimination of discrimination against persons with disabilities.
(Supervisors of Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities)
Article 7 (1) The University shall establish the posts of Supervisors of the Eliminationof Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (hereinafter referred to as"Supervisors") in departments that promote the elimination of discrimination against
persons with disabilities, and the heads of those departments shall serve asSupervisors.
(2) Supervisors shall take the measures necessary for promoting the elimination ofdiscrimination against persons with disabilities in the respective departments.
(Manager of Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities)
Article 8 (1) The University shall establish the post of Manager of the Elimination ofDiscrimination against Persons with Disabilities (hereinafter referred to as the"Manager") in the respective departments, and an employee appointed by the heads ofthose departments shall serve as Manager.
(2) The Manager shall assist the Supervisor in supervising employees to prevent
unfair discriminatory treatment of persons with disabilities, and strive to givereasonable consideration while paying attention to the following matters:(i) Raising the awareness of employees regarding the elimination of discrimination
against persons with disabilities through instructions given in daily work, etc.;(ii) Promptly confirming the conditions regarding consultation, complaints, etc. from aperson with disabilities, the person's family members and other persons concerned
regarding unfair discriminatory treatment or failure to give reasonable consideration;(iii) Guiding employees to give reasonable consideration appropriately in cases where
the need for reasonable consideration is confirmed.
(3) In cases where an issue arises regarding discrimination on the grounds ofdisabilities, the Manager shall report it to the Supervisor, follow the instructions
thereof, and then promptly and appropriately resolve the issue.
Chapter III Committee for Promoting Elimination of Discrimination against Persons
with Disabilities(Committee for Promoting Elimination of Discrimination against Persons withDisabilities)
Article 9 The Committee for Promoting Elimination of Discrimination against Persons
with Disabilities (hereinafter referred to as "the Committee") shall be established inthe University.
(Matters under Jurisdiction of the Committee)
Article 10 The Committee shall examine matters listed as follows:(i) Planning and implementing measures for the elimination of discrimination against
persons with disabilities;(ii) Offering advice and making recommendations for the elimination of discrimination
against persons with disabilities at departments; where deemed necessary;(iii) Matters regarding the administration, etc. of the University-Wide Counseling
Desks prescribed in Article 17;(iv) Matters regarding the resolution of issues pertaining to discrimination on thegrounds of disabilities;(v) Other matters regarding promotion of the elimination of discrimination against
persons with disabilities.
(Organization)
Article 11 The Committee shall consist of the members listed as follows:(i) General Supervisor;(ii) A few Executive Vice Presidents or Vice Presidents;(iii) Directors of the General Affairs Department, Human Resources and Planning
Department, Education and Student Support Department, Finance Department andFacilities Department;

(iv) A few other persons deemed necessary by the Committee.
(Chairman and Vice Chairman)
Article 12 (1) The Committee shall have a Chairman and a Vice Chairman. TheGeneral Supervisor shall serve as Chairman, and a Committee member appointed bythe Chairman shall serve as Vice Chairman.
(2) The Chairman shall administer the affairs of the Committee.
(3) The Vice Chairman shall assist the Chairman and act on behalf of the Chairman,
in cases where the Chairman is unable to perform his/her duties.
(Commission)
Article 13 The President shall commission the Committee members listed in Article 11(iv).
(Term of Committee Members)
Article 14 (1) The term of the Committee members listed in Article 11 (iv) shall be twoyears. However, the term of a replacement member shall be the remaining term of thepredecessor thereof.
(2) The Committee members prescribed in the preceding paragraph may bereappointed.
(Attendance by Persons other than Committee Members)
Article 15 The Committee may allow persons other than the Committee members toappear before the Committee to give their explanations or opinions, where deemednecessary.
(Expert Committee)
Article 16 (1) Where it is deemed necessary in order to examine a specific matter, anExpert Committee may be established within the Committee.
(2) Necessary matters pertaining to the Expert Committee shall be prescribed
separately.
Chapter IV Counseling System(University-Wide Counseling Desk)
Articles 17 (1) University-Wide Counseling Desks shall be established along with
University-Wide Counselors to respond accurately to issues regarding discriminationon the grounds of disabilities at the University.
(2) The University-Wide Counselors shall be commissioned by the President according
to appointment by the General Supervisor.
(Department Counseling Desk)
Article 18 (1) Department Counseling Desks shall be established along with
Department Counselors in order to respond accurately to consultation regarding
discrimination on the grounds of disabilities. However, two or more departments may
establish a joint Counseling Desk, as determined by the General Supervisor, in view ofthe circumstances regarding those departments.
(2) Department Counselors shall be commissioned by the heads of the departments
concerned.

(3) Necessary matters pertaining to the operation, etc. of Department Counseling
Desks shall be determined by the heads of departments concerned.
(Procedures for Counseling and Resolution)
Article 19 The procedures for counseling and resolving issues regarding theelimination of discrimination against persons with disabilities shall be prescribed
separately.
(Prohibition of Disadvantageous Treatment)
Article 20 Persons who have received consultation regarding discrimination on thegrounds of disabilities shall not be treated disadvantageously due to the act thereof.
Chapter V Education and Training(Education and Training)
Article 21 (1) The General Supervisor shall conduct education, training, andenlightenment activities necessary for employees to understand the characteristics ofdisabilities and to respond appropriately to persons with disabilities, for the purpose ofpromoting the elimination of discrimination against persons with disabilities.
(2) In addition to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the General Supervisor
shall conduct training intended for newly hired employees for their understanding ofbasic matters regarding discrimination on the grounds of disabilities and matters to benoted by employees.
(3) In addition to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the General
Supervisor shall conduct training intended for newly hired employees for theirunderstanding of their expected responsibilities and role regarding the elimination ofdiscrimination against persons with disabilitie.
Chapter VI Miscellaneous Provisions(Clerical Affairs)
Articles 22 Clerical affairs pertaining to promoting the elimination of discriminationagainst persons with disabilities shall be handled by the Human Resources andPlanning Department.
(Miscellaneous Provisions)
Article 23 In addition to the provisions of these Regulations, matters pertaining topromoting the elimination of discrimination against people with disabilities shall beprescribed separately.
Supplementary provision
The Regulations shall enter into force on April 1, 2016.
Supplementary provision (Revised Rule No. 65 of June 9, 2016)
The Regulations shall enter into force on June 9, 2016, and the provisions of Article 2(v) of the revised Regulations shall apply from April 1, 2016.
Supplementary provision (Revised Rule No. 107 of June 6, 2017)
The Regulations shall enter into force on June 6, 2017, and the provisions of Article 2(v) of the revised Regulations shall apply from April 1, 2017.
Supplementary provision (Revised Rule No. 145 of June 28, 2018)

The Regulations shall enter into force on June 28, 2018, the provisions of Article 2 (v)(limited to the part to amend "Article 29" to "Article 27," and the part to add "theAdvanced Institute for Materials Research, the Frontier Research Institute forInterdisciplinary Sciences" after "Centers, etc. specified in Articles 22 through 27 ofthe Regulations on Management of Organization at National University Corporation
Tohoku University") of the revised Regulations shall apply from January 30, 2018, andthe provisions of the same item (limited to the part to amend "President's Office" to"Strategic Planning Office," and the part to delete "the Educational Informatics
Education Division, Educational Informatics Research Division") of the revised
Regulations shall apply from April 1, 2018.
Supplementary provision (Revised Rule No. 163 of September 26, 2018)
The Regulations shall enter into force on September 26, 2018, and the provisions ofArticle 2 (v) of the revised Regulations shall apply from July 1, 2018.
Supplementary provision (Revised Rule No. 4 of May 28, 2019)
The Regulations shall enter into force on May 28, 2019, and the provisions of Article 2(v) of the revised Regulations shall apply from April 1, 2019.
Supplementary provision (Revised Rule No. 48 of November 26, 2019)
The Regulations shall enter into force on November 26, 2019, and the provisions ofArticle 2 (v) of the revised Regulations shall apply from October 1, 2019.
Supplementary provision (Revised Rule No.51 of March 27, 2024)
The Regulations shall enter into force on April 1, 2024.