Reiwa Disability Policy.pdf

The Reiwa disability policy aims to create a society where people with disabilities can live, learn, work, and socialize without segregation. Key points include:

1. Reforming the Disability Comprehensive Support Law to include people with severe disabilities and medical needs, and expanding services such as heavy-duty home care and mobility support.
2. Promoting deinstitutionalization and social participation of people with disabilities, including those with mental health conditions, and preventing abuse and protecting rights in facilities and hospitals.
3. Reforming the Disability Employment Promotion Law to expand employment opportunities and create a new system to support people with disabilities in the workforce.
4. Enhancing medical and healthcare services, including constructing medical-type short-stay facilities and promoting accessibility in public transportation and buildings.
5. Expanding support for people with rare and chronic diseases, including revising the criteria for medical expense assistance and promoting accessibility in public transportation and buildings.
6. Improving income security for people with disabilities, including reforming the disability pension system and providing support for those who are not eligible for pensions.
7. Promoting accessibility in transportation and buildings, including revising the Barrier-Free Law and providing subsidies for accessibility improvements.
8. Enhancing information accessibility and communication support, including promoting the use of sign language and subtitles in public broadcasting and providing support for people with disabilities in emergency situations.
9. Creating a society where people with disabilities can live with dignity and purpose, including opposing the legalization of euthanasia and promoting advance care planning.