Chart 3: Basic Act for Disabled Persons Partial Revision Legislation [Summary]

## Basic Act for Disabled Persons Partial Revision Legislation [Summary]

General Rules and Related Topics (Promulgation Date and Legislation Enforcement)
1) Revision of Objective Regulations (including Article 1)
• As a guiding principle, all people shall be treated fairly as individuals regardless of whether they do or do not have disabilities. No one shall be singled out for being a person with disabilities. All people's individual characters shall be respected in the realization of a cohesive society.
2) Revision of the Definition of Person with Disabilities (including Article 2)
• The Definition shall include: Physical disabilities, mental disabilities, psychological disabilities (including developmental disabilities), also to include other persons with mental and physical functional disabilities. In particular, the definition indicates those with disabilities that as a result have barriers to social participation (such barriers including systems, customary practices, ideas, etc.) continuously to the point that it affects their daily lives and limits their abilities to participate in society.
3) Cohesive Societies (including Article 3)
1) Accordingly, in order to realize this society, all persons with disabilities should be treated equally to others without disabilities. Furthermore, must retain their fundamental human rights and be respected as individuals. As such, whatever life style suits them should be honored as their rights. The following items categorize the way in which this shall be accomplished.
• All persons with disabilities should have the right to opportunities to participate in activities in all fields.
• All persons with disabilities should have the right to choose with whom they live and not be restricted to live with anyone in society.
• All persons with disabilities should have the right to choose the language by which they communicate including sign language and other forms of communication. Also, their choices regarding the ways in which they obtain information should be expanded upon.
4) Prohibition of Discrimination (including Article 4)
• It is prohibited to use the disability of a person as a reason to restrict them from any rights and or benefits.
• As part of the effort to rid society of entry barriers, according to the needs of persons with disabilities at any one time, whenever it is possible, their needs should be met as part of these efforts.
The nation will gather, prepare and publicize whatever necessary information there may be in order to prohibit discrimination.
5) International Coordination (including Article 5)
• 1) Accordingly, in order to realize this society, efforts must be coordinated internationally.
6) Understanding from the People (including Article 7) / The Date of the People (including Article 8)
• It is necessary to enact policy to raise understanding on the part of the nation as well as local public organizations in regards to the fundamental principles stipulated by items 3) through 5.
• Efforts must be put forth to see that the people, in accordance with the fundamental principles as a guide, make contributions to the realization of the society specified in item 1.
7) General Policy (including Article 10)
• Policy and services must be enforced with respect to the character differences, sex, conditions of disabilities and life style varieties of the person with disabilities in question.
• The opinions of persons with disabilities and that of others who may be concerned, should be respected.

## General Related Policy

## 11 Medical Care and Nursing Care (Reporting Article 14)

It is essential to have policy that provides medical care, nursing and health care support for persons with disabilities with keeping in mind the differences in character, various conditions of the disabilities, and life style variations of the person with disabilities in question.

"As well as fully respecting the human rights of the person with disabilities, it is essential to administer policy that sees that medical care and nursing care is provided at nearby locations to the person with disabilities."

## 21 Education (Reporting Article 16)

It is important to ensure policy that is in accordance with the age and ability level of the person with disabilities. They are able to receive education. Also, it is important to ensure the enactment of policy that they may be educated along with students without disabilities and furthermore, that the proper service and policy reforms are enacted.

The primary care takers of the pupil with disabilities must be provided with pertinent information. It is essential that this is respected to the fullest degree possible.

## 3 i Rehabilitation (New Installations (Recorded Article 17)

• Necessary policy ensuring nearby rehabilitation and related support

• The promotion of the spread of research and development as well as training and developing professional specialists with the proper knowledge and skills; furthermore, advancements of environmental preparations.

### 4 Vocational Consultation etc. (Regarding Article 18)

Policy that works to ensure various employment opportunities, as well as ensuring vocational consultations that care to the needs of the particular disabilities of the person with disabilities and furthermore, occupational training.

## 51 Employment Promotion Reporting Article 19

•Policy that promotes the prioritization of the employment of persons with disabilities in the government, local public organizations and other operations.

The employers will ensure the appropriate employment opportunities as well as, manage the employment with the various characteristics of each disability of the person with disability being employed.

## (Day of Promulgation and Execution of Policy)

## 61 Safe Guard Residents (Reporting Article 20)

In order to ensure steady maintenance of life styles at the local societal level, policy that safeguards the advancement of residential provisions is necessary.

73 Public Facilities Undergoing Barrier Free Changes (Recorded Article 21)

Promotions of plans that ensure the necessary structural preparations of public transportation facilities (automobile, marine vessel, airport and other such transportation facilities) and other public facilities, so that they may be easily accessible.

## 50 Removal of Barriers to Access to Information (Rebranding Article 22)

• Necessary policy that ensures that persons with disabilities may smoothly be able to access and use information, express their wills and have communication with others. Furthermore, policy that ensures intermediate persons to help them communicate and the training of such intermediate persons.

*Necessary policy that ensures safety in the case of a natural disaster and that information in accordance, is quickly and accurately communicated.

## 91 Consultation (Regarding Article 23)

Providing care to the wills and decisions as well as for consultation services of the families and associated parties of persons with disabilities.

In order that persons with disabilities, their families and concerning parties are able to receive various specific and general consultation services, and to ensure a proper consultation service system, and support to aid in the abilities of persons with disabilities and their families to have mutually supportive relationships is essential.

100 Various Cultural Conditions and Preparations (Regarding Article 25)

*Policy that ensures the ability to smoothly participate in cultural, art, sports and recreational activities is necessary

## 111 Preventing Disasters and Crime [Non-Installation (Regarding Article 261)

In order to ensure that in maintaining general life styles, safety is preserved, it is necessary to enact policy that ensures the prevention of disasters and crime-with respect to the various conditions of the disabilities of the person, their life styles, characteristics and their sex.