This time, the Kyoto Student Exchange Division of the University Consortium held a study session titled “Facility Support for Students with Disabilities ~Thinking about Accessibility~” with the aim of providing a place for facility managers at each school to exchange opinions with a focus on “Facility Support for Students with Disabilities.”
At the beginning of the session, Mr. Jun Murata (Associate Professor, Center for Student Support, Kyoto University, Chief Coordinator of the Support Room for Students with Disabilities) and Mr. Satoshi Yoshida (Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University) gave lectures on laws and systems to support students with disabilities, as well as sharing case studies on facilities in Japan and overseas. After that, the participants were divided into groups to exchange opinions on not only legal compliance, but also “accessibility,” “facilities that are easy for students with disabilities to use,” and “proactive improvement measures and reasonable accommodations when constructing or renovating facilities.”
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Date |
Friday, March 2, 2018 13:00~17:00 (~18:00 Information Exchange Meeting) |
| Venue | Campus Plaza Kyoto (5th Floor, Joint Laboratory No. 1) |
| Organizer | University Consortium Kyoto |
| Remarks | Free and first-come, first-served (capacity 15 people, 15 participants) |
Schedule for the day
| time | substance |
| 14:30 | Lecture (1) “Considering support at universities based on the Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities” ≪ Lecturer≫ Jun Murata (Associate Professor, Student Support Center, Kyoto University, Chief Coordinator, Support Room for Students with Disabilities) * Click here for the materials of Mr. Murata’s lecture. (2) “Legal Compliance and Accessibility for Students with Disabilities” ≪ Lecturer≫ Satoshi Yoshida (Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University) * Click here for Mr. Yoshida’s lecture materials. |
| 15:30 | “Exchange of Opinions on New Construction and Renovation of Facilities (Group Discussion)” ≪Guest ≫ Mr. Eiji Yamamoto (President, i-Collaboration, Non-Profit Organization, Wheelchair User) Chika Sekine (Visiting Professor, Social Innovation Course, Graduate School of Policy Studies, Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University) |
| 16:30 | Sharing of the results of the exchange of opinions and question-and-answer session |
| 16:50 | Summary |
| 17:00 | After the meeting, there will be a networking event (~18:00) |
achievements
Number of participants in the meeting: 15 in total
(1) Member universities and junior colleges: 13 students in total
(2) Non-member universities and junior colleges: 2 students in total
summary
This time, we held a study session titled “Facility Support for Students with Disabilities ~Thinking about Accessibility~” with the main participants in charge of university facilities, rather than those in charge of supporting students with disabilities. The capacity of 15 people was filled, and there were participants from large universities, small universities, art universities, and other prefectures, and wheelchair users Eiji Yamamoto (President, iCollaboration, a specified non-profit organization) and Chika Sekine (Visiting Professor, Social Innovation Course, Graduate School of Policy Sciences, Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University) also participated as guests.
After the presentation of the topic, a group discussion was held, including the sharing of case studies from each school. From the perspective of being in charge of supporting students with disabilities, there were opportunities to share case studies and experiences at the Kansai Conference of Persons in Charge of Support for Students with Disabilities (KSSK), but there have never been opportunities for facility staff to gather from the perspective of “support for students with disabilities,” and participants were seen actively exchanging opinions, such as questions they had felt on a daily basis and reaffirming their own school’s initiatives.
At the information exchange meeting that followed, they were seen talking about the challenges and future of each university.
The University Consortium Kyoto plans to continue to develop initiatives to support students with disabilities from various perspectives.
