Part I. Comprehensive approach to measures for persons with disabilities
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The Government as a whole shall promote measures for persons with disabilities mainly by the "Headquarters for Promoting Measures for Persons with Disabilities" headed by Prime Minister.
- To steadily implement various measures set out in "Basic Programme for Persons with Disabilities" and "Five-Year Plan for Implementation of Priority Measures" starting from FY2003 in close collaboration with relevant ministries and agencies.
- To provide guidance and support through prefectural governments so that all the municipal governments can establish the programme for persons with disabilities according to the fact that the rate of establishing the programme for persons with disabilities is 100% in all the prefectural governments and designated cities, and 91.4% in municipal governments except designated cities.
[ Principal measures implemented ]
- In order to promote measures for persons with disabilities comprehensively and effectively, the "Working Group of Directors on Promoting Measures for Persons with Disabilities" was newly established under the Headquarters for Promoting Measures for Persons with Disabilities for the purpose of strengthening the system of implementing measures in collaboration with relevant administrative agencies.
- For the purpose of promoting comprehensive measures for persons with disabilities at local levels, the "Regional Conference on Promotion of Measures for Persons with Disabilities" was held for the first time so that people working for regional public service sectors for persons with disabilities, such as welfare, employment, support for special education, construction, civil engineering and transportation, could get together to exchange their views.
