Chapter IV.Building the Foundations for Daily Life (health, medical care and welfare necessary to ensure a high quality of life for persons with disabilities)
Section 5.Promotion of Research and Development and Dissemination of Welfare Apparatus
Chapter IV.Building the Foundations for Daily Life (health, medical care and welfare necessary to ensure a high quality of life for persons with disabilities)
Section 5.Promotion of Research and Development and Dissemination of Welfare Apparatus
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Industrial infrastructure is developed through the promotion of Research and Development and the establishment of standards and evaluation criteria to support the sound development of the assistive device industry.
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The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Research Institute of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities carry out Research and Development activities. The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and the Association for Technical Aids also subsidize Research and Development activities.
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Prosthetic appliances (artificial limbs, living aids, wheelchairs, etc.) and equipment for daily use (bathtubs, special toilets, Braille typewriters, etc.) are supplied as part of the public provision of assistive devices.
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Research and Development is being implemented to contribute to the practical usage of information and communications systems for persons with disabilities, such as information barrier free-type communication and broadcast systems.
(Principal measures implemented)
- Research and Development started from FY2001 on a system to support persons with disabilities to move about easily in cities. This system was further improved and expanded and a city-wide barrier-free map of Koganei-city was completed in FY2002.
- The adoption of ISO/IEC Guide 71, a set of guidelines for standards developers to address the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities, as a national standard was deliberated in FY2002, and is to be established as a Japanese Industrial Standards in June 2003.
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