The 17th Kansai Disability Student Support Officer Roundtable Meeting
On September 15, the Kansai Student Support Officer Roundtable (KSSK) was held at Campus Plaza Kyoto, with the aim of providing a forum for people in charge of supporting students with disabilities at universities in the Kansai region to exchange opinions and interact with each other.In this 17th session, under the theme of “Osaka University’s Support System and Support Practices: Current Situation and Challenges,” Project Associate Professor Naoto Mochizuki and Lecturer Satoko Nakano of the Osaka University Campus Life Support Center provided topics on their efforts and challenges. In the subcommittee that followed, the participants were divided into five groups under the three themes of “Support System,” “Introduction to Support Practice,” and “Support Practice,” and exchanged opinions on how to support students with disabilities based on various issues and case studies faced by each university.
Perhaps due to the influence of the Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities that came into effect in April 28, 70 people, which exceeded the capacity of 65 people, wanted to participate, indicating a high level of interest in KSSK. In the participant questionnaire, there were comments such as, “The story of Osaka University was very interesting because it showed various realities,” “I found clues to improve the problems of my university’s system,” “I was able to listen more thoroughly to other universities because I had plenty of time for the subcommittee,” and “Supporting students with disabilities is a difficult issue with no answers, but it was good to know that everyone has the same problems.” It was also an opportunity for the participants to gain various insights.
The feature of KSSK is that it is possible to have frank conversations at the level of the person in charge, regardless of the size of the university or whether or not there is a support system, and to form a network of universities and staff. The next meeting will be held in February~March 2017. Once the content of the event has been decided, it will be announced on the website of the University Consortium Kyoto.
Providing topics about Osaka University’s initiatives
In the subcommittees, we shared concerns about how to support
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The 17th Kansai Disability Student Support Officer Roundtable
