Disaster Prevention Seminar for People with Disabilities (zoom webinar)

<Part 2: Case Study: Hanoi, Vietnam & Kumanoto, Japan>

~ Acting on the slogan “Leave no one behind” (SDGs) ~

Program leaflet

■Organizer:

    Research Center for Regional Cooperation and Disaster Care, KAIT

    Center for Regional Cooperation and Contribution, KAIT

■Cooperation:

    Promoting Organization of Research, KAIT

    International Center, KAIT

■Date and Time:

    March 09, 2023 (Thursday)      3:00 pm~5:00 pm (Japan Standard Time, UTC+9)

                                              1:00 pm ~(Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia)

                                              2:00 pm ~(Philippines, Malaysia)

                                                  For Indonesia and other countries, please check the time difference.

■Language: English 

■Aim of Seminar

    Understanding of impact of disasters toward the lives of people with disabilities in Asian countries

■Program

■ Keynote report  “Activity of Japan Hemodialysis Assistance Team in Disaster”

                             – Medical professional team for supporting medical institutions that protect patients and victims –

     Toshihiko Yamaka      Director of Research Center for Regional Cooperation and Disaster Care, KAIT

                                      (Professor of Department of Clinical Engineering, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences)         

■Country report

     “Participation of persons with disabilities in climate related to disaster in Vietnam”

      Do Thi Huyen   Chairperson of Hanoi Association of People with Disabilities (DP Hanoi)

     “The Kumamoto Earthquake from the Perspective of Persons with Disabilities”  

      Midori Hirano  Chairperson of Japan National Assembly of Disabled Peoples’ International

■Discussion  ~keyword: disability, gender, inclusion ~

     Do Thi Huyen, Midori Hirano, and

     Adela Kono  (Advocate of Accessible Environments through Universal Design in Cebu, Philippines)

  Etsuko Ueno (Former Management Counselor of Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities)

Moderator:

     Yoshimichi Ogawa (Honorary Prof. / Director of Center for  Regional Cooperation and Contribution)

■Closing  Kosuke Takano (Prof., Faculty of Information Technology, Director of International Center, KAIT)

★ Expected Audience: Students and anyone interested in international cooperation and diversity

■Register (URL): https://forms.office.com/r/6NyRiccVwh

■Charge: free  

■Contact Information:

    Center for Regional Cooperation and Contribution, KAIT

    ogawa@rm.kanagawa-it.ac.jp, chiiki-koken@ccml.kanagawa-it.ac.jp