Technologies and Persons with Disabilities

Course title

11760170

	NAKAMURA Hiroyuki
	LIM YONGJAE
	KAWANO Sumihiro

Course description

* The course schedule may change due to the spread of Covid-19. Details will be announced in the first class.
Disparities in information access between persons who can easily access information and persons who can not cause economic disadvantage and social limitations, not only if you have it. All people have equal rights to communicate with each other and live equally. However, a technical and/or social problem blocks it.
In recent years, many efforts to solve this problem have advanced in global communities - European, North American, and Asian countries.
This issue attracts rapid attention in many fields, including industry and construction. Therefore, it becomes an essential topic for students who are looking for jobs in the industrial field.
This class argues these social issues through simulated experiences as persons with disabilities, and field works, and case studies.

Purpose of class

Students will understand why "Accessibility" is becoming more critical in modern society and for assuring "Accessibility" how essential Assistive Technology is through discussion, field works, case studies, and simulated experience.

Goals and objectives

Students will understand disparities between "information haves" and "information have-nots" and also the so-called "digital divide."
Students will understand the concepts of accessibility of information and assistive technology.
Students will understand "accessibility" and "assistive technology in terms of not only the technical model/goodwill model but social and human rights model.

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	reports	tests	participation/contribution	Total.
1.	15%	10%	10%	35%
2.	15%	10%	10%	35%
3.	10%	10%	10%	30%
Total.	40%	30%	30%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

As this course includes fieldwork, the number of students is limited.
Students willing to take this course must attend the first day of the classes.
The order of the classes can be switched according to the condition of the fieldwork.

Language

Japanese

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Introduction	Review the concept of "Fukushi" or well-being.	60minutes
		Review the class	60minutes
		授業内容を振り返り、ノートの整理など復習を行う	60minutes
2.	Assistive technology and social aspects	Review the class 1	90minutes
2.	Assistive technology and social aspects	Review the class	60minutes
3.	Assistive technology for persons with hearing impaired	Consider the inconvenience if you have these disabilities	90minutes
3.	Assistive technology for persons with hearing impaired	Review the class	60minutes
4.	With guest speaker, discussing inconvenience if you have a hearing impaired	Consider the inconvenience if you have these disabilities	120minutes
4.		Review the class	60minutes
5.	Blind and Low Vision	Consider the inconvenience if you have these disabilities	120minutes
5.	Blind and Low Vision	Review the class	60minutes
6.	Assistive technology for persons with blind or low vision	Consider the inconvenience if you have these disabilities	120minutes
6.	Assistive technology for persons with blind or low vision	Review the class	60minutes
7.	Simulated exercise	Consider the inconvenience if you have these disabilities	120minutes
7.	Simulated exercise	Review the class	60minutes
8.	Blind and Deaf	Consider the inconvenience if you have these disabilities	90minutes
8.	Blind and Deaf	Review the class	60minutes
9.	Daily life and disabilities	Consider the inconvenience if you have these disabilities	90minutes
9.	Daily life and disabilities	Review the class	60minutes
10.	Assistive technology for persons with disability of mobility	Consider the inconvenience if you have these disabilities	90minutes
10.		Review the class	60minutes
11.	With guest speaker, discussing inconvenience if you have disabilities of mobility	Consider the inconvenience if you have these disabilities	120minutes
11.		Review the class	60minutes
12.	Simulated exercise	Consider the inconvenience if you have these disabilities	90minutes
12.	Simulated exercise	Review the class	60minutes
13.	Barrier-free, universal design, inclusive design and more	Check the terms of these and distinctions	180minutes
13.	Barrier-free, universal design, inclusive design and more	Review the class	60minutes
14.	Developing assistive technology	Review all the classes	430minutes
Total.	-	-	2650minutes

Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.

ways of feedback	specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in the class

Textbooks and reference materials

Textbook: none

Prerequisites

As this course includes fieldwork, the number of students is limited.
Students willing to take this course must attend the first day of the classes.
This course can be registered by "third or higher grade students" or "students visiting Japan."
The order of the classes can be switched according to the condition of the fieldwork.

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

After the class

Regionally-oriented

Regionally-oriented course

Development of social and professional independence

Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills

Active-learning course

About half of the classes are interactive

Course by professor with work experience

Work experience	Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
Applicable	The lecturer of this class has been involved in standardizing "Information Accessibility," such as JIS and/or ISO. He also has business experience developing Assistive Technology for people with disabilities and the elderly.

Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals

3.GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
4.QUALITY EDUCATION
5.GENDER EQUALITY
8.DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
10.REDUCED INEQUALITIES
12.RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION

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