The 16th Kansai Disability Student Support Officer Roundtable Meeting
On March 3, the Kansai Disability Student Support Officer Roundtable (KSSK) was held at Campus Plaza Kyoto, with the aim of interacting with people in charge of disability support at universities in the Kansai region.
For the 16th time, we invited the person in charge of actually providing support from Wakayama University and Ryukoku University, which have developed support systems for students with disabilities over the past few years, to talk about the current situation and issues in the field. In addition, the subcommittees were divided into two groups each on the three themes of “Support Practices,” “Career Support,” and “Support Systems (Guidelines, etc.),” and exchanged opinions on how to support students with disabilities in small groups.
Perhaps due to the influence of the Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities that will come into effect in April 28, 70 people participated, exceeding the originally planned capacity of 60 people, including not only disability support staff, but also educational staff and career managers. While the participants received positive comments such as “It was good to hear about the specific development of the system because there were issues with support and maintenance” and “Since it was a subcommittee of the same size university, there were many common issues and it was very helpful,” while others expressed their awareness of future issues, such as “I want to know how to support practical training” and “How can I gain the understanding of faculty and staff?”
We will continue to plan and consider the meeting so that it functions as a place for various universities, departments, and personnel to exchange opinions and interact. The next meeting is scheduled to be held around September 2016. Once the content of the event has been decided, it will be announced on the website of the University Consortium Kyoto.
Providing topics about the university’s initiatives In the subcommittees, the people in charge share their worries with each other.
About the Support Program for Students with Disabilities
The 16th Kansai Disability Student Support Officer Roundtable
