Environmental Resources on Japan

Japan has an image of being inaccessible to those with disabilities. This couldn't be further from the truth. Japan is, in fact, very accessible for those with disabilities. With this book, Accessible Japan takes a look at: Things to know before you go like wheelchair sizes, guide dogs, the JR pass, disability ID Information on how to get around on Tokyo's trains, subways, buses and more Tips on shops, restaurants, and accessible toilets Detailed accessibility reviews for many of Tokyo's best tourist attractions A guide to essential Japanese phrases for travelers with disabilities About the author:: Josh Grisdale has quadriplegic cerebral palsy and uses an electric wheelchair. This didn't stop him from following his dream of living in Japan. He moved to Tokyo in 2007 and has become a Japanese citizen. He wants the world to know how accessible Japan is and encourage people with disabilities and mobility issues to visit his new home. About Accessible Japan: Accessible Japan (accessible-japan.com) is a website and community dedicated to sharing the latest accessible travel information to people with disabilities so they can make informed decisions before their trip to Japan.

Drawing on feminist theory, African American and Latino/a cultural theories, composition studies, film and television studies, and theories of globalization and counter-globalization.

charts the history and nature of disability in Japan, discusses policy and law relating to disability, examines caregiving and accessibility, and explores how disability is viewed in Japan.

A sensitive and multidimensional portrait of what it means to live with mental illness in contemporary Japan. Accompanied by a DVD containing two documentaries:1) Bethel: Community and Schizophrenia in Northern Japan; 2)A Japanese Funeral

Recounts a foundational shift in the field of robotics, from artificial intelligence to artificial empathy, and foreshadows an inflection point in human evolution.

Explores not only new developments in mortuary practices, but also voices for increased self-sufficiency in late adulthood and the elderly's reshaping of ties with younger generations.

An ethnography and sociocultural history of governmental and academic discourses of human-robot relations in Japan. Explores how actual robots--humanoids, androids, animaloids--are "imagineered" in ways that reinforce the conventional sex/gender system and political-economic status quo.