Dear Lennard Davis,
There must be some misunderstanding somewhere.
There are a number of legislation which prevents
people with impairments from getting qualifications and jobs,
incouding physicians.
The Prime Minister's Office is looking into these
"disqualifiers" now so some of them are expected to
be removed, with pressure from disability organizations.
On a different track, today I have been to
the second court hearing on Izumi' traffic accident.
There was no reference to his deafness today.
There was none in the first either. Izumi was just
referred to as a "promising young man" by the
prosecution, which asked for three and half years
inprisonment for the accused. I find this quite
lenient for an overspeeding, drunken, hit and
run-away driving, but this seems to be
the standard sentencing for this kind of
crime in Japan. The verdict is to be given
on 14 December.
NAGASE Osamu
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>I just read this news blurb in *Deaf Digest*.
>
> If you are deaf and living in Japan and wish to
>become a physician - forget it - the Japanese government
>is considering a new law that prohibits deaf people from
>studying medicine.
>
>Nagase Osamu or others in Japan, can you tell us more about this
>legislation? If it is true, perhaps we can bring international pressure to
>bear.
>Best,
>
>Lennard J. Davis
>Professor and Graduate Director
>Department of English
>Binghamton University
>Binghamton, NY 13902
>607-777-2770 Fax: 607-777-2408
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