Chapter III.Building the Foundations for Independent Participation in Society (education, nurturing, employment, and work necessary for persons with disabilities to be independent)
  Section 2.Measures to Promote Employment

Chapter III.Building the Foundations for Independent Participation in Society (education, nurturing, employment, and work necessary for persons with disabilities to be independent)

Section 2.Measures to Promote Employment

• In accordance with the Law for Employment Promotion, etc., of Persons with Disabilities, private enterprises and national and local governments are required to employ a certain percentage of persons with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Employment Rates Stipulated by Law (applicable from 1 July 1998)

¤ Private Enterprises	General Private Enterprises (56 and more regular employees)	1.8%
	Government-affiliated Organizations in Certain Categories (48 and more regular employees)	2.1%
¤ National and Local Public Organizations		2.1%
¤ Prefectural Boards of Education, etc.		2.0%

Current Employment Situation for Persons with Disabilities (as of 1 June 2002)

Classification	Employment Rate
General Private Enterprises	1.47 (1.49)
Government-affiliated Organizations	1.96 (1.97)

Classification	Employment Rate
National Organizations	2.14 (2.14)
Prefectural Organizations	2.46 (2.45)
Municipal Organizations	2.44 (2.46)
Prefectural Boards of Education, etc.	1.23 (1.22)

Figures in parentheses are as of 1 June 2001

• To achieve the employment rates stipulated by law, companies that have not yet achieved appropriate employment rates are offered advice, while those enterprises that have achieved the stipulated employment rate are offered adjustment grants to employ persons with disabilities.
  
  
• Support has been provided through a third sector approach to companies having workers with severe physical or intellectual disabilities. Vocational support facilities are also established for persons with disabilities that have difficulty in finding regular work, and day care services are offered.
  
  
• Vocational rehabilitation technologies are developed and disseminated and vocational rehabilitation services are provided at vocational centers for persons with disabilities.
  
  (Principal measures implemented)
  
  1. A job coach program, which was implemented as a pilot program in FY2000 and FY2001 and helps mainly persons with intellectual or mental disabilities adjust to their workplaces, became a full-fledged program in May 2002.
  2. The Law for Employment Promotion, etc., of Persons with Disabilities was partially revised in FY2002. In line with this revision, centers were established to assist persons with disabilities in finding employment and to support their livelihood in an integrated way. These centers also provide a forum for cooperation with local community institutions involved in employment, welfare, and education.

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