築こう！共に働き・生きる社会を～9月は障害者雇用支援月間～ This is a video about working disabled people, mainly about a company ふれささ. It has some voices from workers. MBC南放送, 3 Sep, 2016.
人間の究極の幸せとは 障害者雇用続けて半世紀 日本一やさしい工場 北海道美唄市 今日ドキッ！特集 2022年6月8日放送 This is a video about a chalk company which employes many disabled people for a long time. HBCニュース北海道放送, 9 Jun, 2022.
【特集】障害者雇用の現状は？ 車いすの女性に密着！ This is a story about a women who has physical disability working in a comnapany. She talks about her work, daily life and difficulties. サンテレビ, 6 Nov, 2018.
個性豊かな「障害者」が活躍する病院 命を守る医療現場を支えるスタッフたち This is a video about stories of disabled people's working in a hospital. They become essencial workers for the hospital. 関西テレビNEWS, 15 Sep, 2021.
Japan's Disability Shame: Shuhei's Story Despite an American college degree, English language and computer skills, Shuhei Onishi still struggles to find work in Japan and has started his own business instead. You can see more about Shuhei's story in Japan's Diability Shame
Japan: Disaster, disability and a community’s revival This article tells the story of Yusuke Ishimori, a young wheelchair user from Ishinomaki who survived the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and the difficulties he had in the evacuation centre and the lack of accessibility in the temporary housing for evacuees. The article also explains that people with disabilities were twice as likely to die in the March 2011 disaster and looks at the lessons that are being learned from this by Ishinomaki City. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 10 Mar 2014.
Best Practices for the Working Places for Persons with Disabilities in Japan This video was presented at the Power-up Forum for The Working Place for Persons with Disabilities in 2012. It introduces various initiatives to support people with disabilities in finding work and includes the stories of people with disabilities who have benefited from these services. Disability Information Resources (DINF).
障害者雇用を考えたら、誰もが働きやすい環境になった。那須の名物「バターのいとこ」が生んだやさしい事業 The story of one company in Japan providing a friendly work environment for people with disabilities. Kotonaru, 20 April 2021.
Policy for Persons with Disabilities Japanese Government Cabinet Office
Best Practices for the Working Places for Persons with Disabilities in Japan This video was presented at the Power-up Forum for The Working Place for Persons with Disabilities in 2012. It introduces various initiatives to support people with disabilities in finding work and includes the stories of people with disabilities who have benefited from these services. Disability Information Resources (DINF).
Japan Offers Disabled a Stage for Paralympic Glory But Few Jobs: Ratio of disabled with jobs in Japan two-thirds of U.S. level; Too many firms choose to pay fines rather than give employment This article looks at the employment situation for people with disabilities in Japan in the context of japan holding the Paralympics in 2021, outlines some of the obstacles to greater employment of people with disabilities and measures needed. It also includes the views of Professor Masahiro Abe, an expert on the employment of people with disabilities at Chuo University, on the tendency for people with disabilities to be given unskilled manual work. Bloomberg, 3 Sep 2021.
Editorial: Boost employment opportunities for disabled in Japan This article explains the number of people with disabilities in employment, the situation for them, and the law on employment of people with disabilities. Mainichi, 16 Jul 2019.
Support groups feel 'betrayed' over gov't padding of disabled employee figures This article explains about the government padding (or falsely increasing) the number of employees with disabilities by 3,460 people. Organisations promoting disabled people's participation in the workforce explain what this shows about the basic problems with the system of support for disabled people. It also explains about the law about companies employing disabled people and looks at the case of fast Retailing (Uniqlo) where 5.28% of the workforce have disabilities. Mainichi, 29 Aug 2018.
「障がい者雇用率」企業ランキング｜国内TOP企業の事例紹介 【ユニクロ・リクルート・楽天・イオン・トヨタ】 This is an article about top companies' initiatives for employment of persons with disabilities. 株式会社JHS.
中小企業による障害者雇用 6つのポイントと事例紹介 This is an article about small and medium sixed companies' initiatives and key points for employment of persons with disabilities. Challenge LAB.
SDGsでも求められる障害者雇用。国内外の状況と日本企業の取り組み事例 This is an article about companies' initiatives or employment of persons with disabilities in Japan and abroad. Workers Report, 8 Jun, 2021
雇用労働・所得保障: 障害者も共に働き、ともに暮らすことのできる社会をめざし DPI 日本会議 (Japan National Assembly of Disabled Peoples' International)
How To Make Workplaces More Welcoming For Employees With Disabilities This article suggest ten ways companies can make their workplaces more comfortable for people with disabilities. Many focus on developing the knowledge, awareness and communication skills of other employees. Forbes, 14 Nov 2019.
How Can You Make the Workplace More Disability-Friendly? Includes information on Disability Awareness Training for employees and keeping employees updated on policies for people with disabilities. Disability Rights Arkansas, 28 Dec 2021.
Support for Persons with Disabilities / 障害者支援 from the Nippon Foundation. Includes a newsletter about Business's New Relationship with Disabilities looking at examples of companies that are employing people with disabilities.
全国自立生活センター協議会 私たちは、障害者権利条約の完全実施に向けて障害のある人とない人が分け隔てられることなく、誰もが差別されず、共に生きられる社会を目指します。
Japan National Assembly of Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI-Japan) "was founded 1986 as a national organization of Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI). As of March 2016, 93 organizations of various types of disabilities including physical, intellectual, psychiatric or intractable diseases, are allied with us. We gather grass-roots voices, reflect the voices to national policies, and then back them to the locals". Includes a page on 雇用労働・所得保障: 障害者も共に働き、ともに暮らすことのできる社会をめざし
障がい者就労支援 | 特定非営利活動法人栗原市障害者就労支援センター (npo-stepup.com)
就労支援 | NPO法人トイボックス (npotoybox.jp)
NPO法人障がい者就労支援事業共創ネットワーク（K-NET!） (kyousounet.com)