This is to announce that a series of lectures on disability studies
is starting at Metropolitan Center for Disabled People
(Tokyo-to Shogaisha Fukushi Kaikan) , Mita , Tokyo on this Friday.
(1) Sep. 11 Introduction to Disability Studies,
NAGASE Osamu, Institute on Disability and Communication
Disability and Identity, ISHIKAWA Jun
Shizuoka Prefectural University
(2) Oct. 31 Disability Studies in US.
Adrienne Asch, Wellesley College/former SDS chair
(3) Nov. 5 Disability Movement in UK
Nick Danagher*, IL Committee of BCODP.
(*to be finalized)
Disability Studies from Cultural Perspective
KURAMOTO Tomoaki, Ph.D candidate at Osaka Prefectural Univ.
(4) Nov. 14, Deaf Culture and Deaf Community
KIMURA Harumi, Sign Language Institute of
National Center for Rehabilitation
(5). Jan. 17, Movement and Research
TATEIWA Shinya, Shinshu Univ.
*Please note that lectures except for Asch and Danagher
(which will be interpreted into Japanese and Japanese Sign
Language) will be in JAPANASE or JSL.
I am posting this info in this list just to share developments in Japan.
This is a first series of lectures introducing disability studies
in Japan. The main audience is to be the general public, including
disabled people.
I have assisted the Centre with the plannning and
will be the coordinator for all the lectures.
The lectures will be accompanied by interpreters (Japanese and
Japanese Sign Language) and real time captioners.
NAGASE Osamu
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office tel/fax +81-(0)45-503-1219
http://itass01.shinshu-u.ac.jp:76/TATEIWA/1.HTM
(in Japanase)
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