Seminars & Events
Seminar
The Israel-Japan Disability Studies International Seminar
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Date
December 15, 2022, 13:30 - 16:00 (JST)
Lecturer
Zvika
ORR
(Senior
Lecturer,
Jerusalem
College
of
Technology)
Atsubumi
SUGIMOTO
(Professor,
Tokyo
International
University)
Moderator
Soya MORI (Senior Research Fellow, IDE-JETRO)
Abstract
The Institute of Developing Economies(IDE-JETRO) conducted a research project on "'Disability and Development' in the Middle East" from 2019-2021 to report and discuss the situation of persons with disabilities in countries and regions throughout the Middle East, including Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel, and Palestine. The discussed issues are the activities of organizations concerned, and national policies. While the research group achieved significant results, the final report book did not include much on disability studies in Israel, though the Israeli expert participated . We will disseminate valuable research results that are not well known in Japan in the form of an international seminar. The theme of this seminar is "Considering the 'Localization' of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)," which was ratified in 2006 and issued in 2008. The issue of harmonization with existing legislation in each country was discussed from the outset, as well as the need to increase awareness of the Convention itself. On the other hand, in disability studies in Israel, the influence of the Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox Jewish community within Judaism has been attracting attentions. The study by Israeli expert presents findings gained through surveys of members of the conservative society, which is a major barrier in the acceptance of the various concepts of the CRPD, and the issues that need to be considered around localization. Although the study is an Israeli case study, it offers significant suggestions for many developing countries where development is still a current issue.
We will have another presentation by Japanese researcher, which will discuss the similar issue regarding the localization of rights of language related to Sign Language. The comparison between the two resesarches would be very interesting. This seminar will introduce the study and discuss similar issues in Japan and how to approach and solve them from the standpoint of social science.
Venue
Language
English
and
Japanese
(Simultaneous
translation)
Accessibility:
Japanese
Sign
Language
interpreter
service
and
CART
captions
would
be
offered.
Blind
and
people
with
visual
impairment
could
be
offered
text
data
of
the
materials
upon
request.
Participation Fee
Free
Organizers
REDDY,
University
of
Tokyo*,
Institute
of
Developing
Economies
(IDE-JETRO)
Co-organizer
Embassy
of
Israel
in
Japan
*JSPS
KAKENHI Grant
Number
JP17H00978
(Head
Investigator:
Akihiko
Matsui)
More information and registration
Contact:
reddy@e.u-tokyo.ac.jp