IDIS on Higher Education and Career is a symposium to bring together ASEAN countries and Pacific Region countries to share knowledge and progress towards disability inclusion. It is the first of its kind in this region to focus on higher education and career issues for individuals with disabilities. The symposium has been a collaboration of Platform of Higher Education and Disability project at RCAST, The University of Tokyo, AUN-DPPNet at University of Malaya and the Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa.
Days
Topics
Countries
Speakers
10 : 10 AM - 10 : 50 AM
"Opportunities to Work of Persons with Disabilities in Thailand"
Presenter Issavara Sirirungruang
11 : 00 AM - 11 : 40 AM
"Short time work: An employment system with “ultra” short working hours for people with disabilities"
Presenter Tomomi Yokomizo
11 : 40 AM - 12 : 25PM
Lunch Break. During lunch break, there is AT library showcase online. Session resumes at 12:25 PM.
12 : 25 PM - 13 : 25 PM
Country Talk #1 Accessibility auditing in Cambodia and Bhutan; Essential components in school-to-work transition in Singapore; Employment and Disability (Myanmar)
Presenters Erico Abordo, Delina Swee & Mynt Naing Kyaw
13 : 35 PM - 14 : 20 PM
Country Talk #2 Support in higher education in Taiwan and Online learning as reasonable accommodation in Japan.
Presenters Yi-An Yu & Takanori Waki
14 : 25 PM - 14 : 30 PM
Key topics will be summarized and shared
Presenter Takeo Kondo and Kiriko Takahashi
9 : 00 AM - 9 : 40 AM
"Role of Office of Vocational Rehabilitation in supporting students and persons wtih disabilities"
Presenter Arlene Yamagata
9 : 50 AM - 11: 05 AM
"Engaging Japanese and American youth in digital storytelling and disability advocacy: Shared stories and reflections"
11 : 15 AM - 11 : 40AM
"“Bursting through the barricades: Tranmuting towards multiple-helix collaborative approaches of employment inclusion policy for talented individuals with disabilities"
Presenter Sayed Mawismi Sayed Mohamad Mustar
12 : 25 PM - 13 : 25 PM
This session will feature two innovative works within college and university settings.
Presenters Shigehiro Namiki & Eric Folk
13 : 35 PM - 14 : 35 PM
"Students’ voices from ASEAN countries: How will we change the world."" This session is facilitated by Sajja Koirala, who is a Ph.D. student.
Symposium is now completed. Thank you for those who attended.
IDIS 2023 Program4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904 JAPAN
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