Tag: สิทธิคนพิการ
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Disability Employment: A Coin with Two Sides
People with disabilities keep telling me: disability employment Thailand has had a law for nearly 19 years, yet good jobs stay out of reach.…
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Japan’s 33rd Report on the Situation of Persons with Disabilities
Japan 🇯🇵 just released its Disability White Paper 2026 (Reiwa 8) — the 33rd consecutive edition. Since 1994, the government reports to the Diet…
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Personal Assistant Systems for People With Disabilities: What Other Countries Do
I’ve been hearing a lot of discussion about personal assistants (PAs) and seeing different perspectives exchanged. I got curious—what are other countries doing? Sweden’s…
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Thailand’s Support System for People with Disabilities: How Does It Work?
We all know the parts we touch directly — the disability allowance, the pink card. Today, let’s look at the whole system. How does…
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Parking for People with Disabilities in the US: Real Enforcement, Real Fines
A lot of people ask me how disability parking works in America and why it seems more orderly than back home. Let me break…
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ADA: One Law That Changed Everything
Before ADA — no curb cuts, no bus lifts. Wheelchair users crawled into stores. Judy Heumann, polio at 18 months, was denied a teaching…
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From Dots to Dreams: Visually Impaired Youth Are Ready to Work – But Opportunity Hasn’t Arrived
May 2026 — Save the Children released “Dots to Dreams,” a study drawing on 81 voices in Bangkok: visually impaired youth aged 18–30, employers,…
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From Aid Provider to Opportunity Creator – Thailand Government Shifts Disability Policy Mindset
Yesterday (May 28, 2026), the government announced an urgent push for the National Disability Network Plan. Three measures made me feel this isn’t just…
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Budget Hotels in Tokyo Have Universal Design – But You Need to Choose Wisely
Toyoko Inn, a budget chain with 333+ locations across Japan, has a clear “Our Commitment to Universal Design.” Every branch offers Heartful Room® in…
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In Memoriam: Teerayut Sukonthawit, The Man Who Transformed Disability Rights in Thailand
With deep sorrow, we mourn the passing of P’Kate — Teerayut Sukonthawit, Director of the Nonthaburi Independent Living Center for People with Disabilities and…