The Support Section for Inclusion seeks to ensure that all the
members of Kyushu University respect the rights of people with
disabilities and strives to eliminate any barriers (social
barriers) that infringe those rights and promote efforts to put in
place a learning environment that enables people with disabilities
to demonstrate their individuality and abilties.
①Construction of a university-wide system for determining
the specific details of reasonable accommodation
To promote university-wide support, we form systems for
cooperation with schools, institutes, faculties, and other
organizations throughout the university.
②Ensuring learning opportunities
We provide information about access to information and
consideration for communication in classes, securing
priority seating in classrooms, ensuring access to
classrooms, requests to faculty members for special
consideration, and teaching materials and assistive
devices.
③Networks of internal and external partnerships
We promote partnerships with high schools and provide
information to university applicants with disabilities
through university fairs and open days. We promote
partnerships with specialist organizations in fields
including medicine, welfare, education, and industry. In
addition, we work in partnership with relevant departments
within the university.
④Development of barrier-free facilities
We work in partnership with relevant departments to create
maps of barrier-free facilities and further improve
university facilities.
⑤Personal support
We provide personal support to facilitate reasonable
accommodation for persons with disabilities and also
arrange group works.
⑥Human resource development in a society based on global
coexistence
To nurture student peer supporters, we implement the
Program to Cultivate Accessibility Leaders (including
company internships).
We organize lectures and practical training concerning the
removal of barriers.
Accessibility Leader Promotion
We implement the Accessibility Leader Promotion (ALP),
which nurtures individuals who can lead the way forward to
a more people-friendly society in the future.
・Peer supporter for support to persons with disability,
or activities to improve accessibility at Kyushu
University
(1) Standard Peer Supporter Student (SPS). To improve
accessibility at Kyushu University, they will provide
support for people with disabilities and conduct
awareness-raising and publicity activities.
(2) Advanced Peer Supporter Student (APS). A student
who fulfills the direct support requirements as a Peer
Supporter student and has obtained Level 1
certification from the ALP Council. To improve
accessibility at Kyushu University, they will provide
support for people with disabilities and conduct
awareness-raising and publicity activities. In
addition, they manage the activities of junior
supporters, provide advice and guidance, and plan and
hold training sessions to improve their support
skills.
(3) Expert peer supporter students (EPS). Those who
have been active as peer supporter students for at
least two years, fulfill the direct support
requirements, are able to supervise junior supporters,
have a vision that enables them to solve problems, and
have an attitude of self-development.
※Peer supporter students are admitted as “peer support
leaders of accessibility at Kyushu University” who
actively participate in disability support activities on
campus and take leadership. They have to take curriculums
needed for disability support.
Kyushu University's first Peer Support Leader on support
for people with disabilities was certified, and seven Peer
Support Leaders have been certified so far.
You can take tests for the qualification of the
Accessibility Leader Promotion Council by taking these
classes and doing peer support student activities.
(Peer supporter for support to persons with disability, or
activities to improve accessibility at Kyushu University)
1)Direct support
・information and communication accessibility
・making caption on video
・communication by sign language
・caregiving for persons with wheelchair users
・caregiving for persons with the visually impaired
・support for persons with developmental disorder or
Mental illness
・other support
2) Indirect support
・making barrier-free map
・conduct awareness-raising and publicity activities
⑦Awareness activities and Awareness surveys
We deepen an understanding of and interest in the creation
of barrier-free environments through courses and
workshops. We conduct awareness surveys to ascertain
awareness among the members of Kyushu University.
Support Section for Inclusion
744, Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan Room
1104, Center Zone 1 Building(1F)
E-mail:
Tel: 092-802-5859
Mari Tanaka
(professor: clinical psychology, study of developmental
disabilities/clinical psychologist) Susumu Yokota
(associate professor: study of developmental disabilities,
cognitive neuroscience/researcher qualification for ADI-R,
ADOS-2 clinical qualification) Takeshi Shimonakamura
(assistant professor: deaf education) Kanako Kishikawa
(assistant professor: clinical psychology/clinical
psychologist, special educational needs specialist) Satoshi Hano
(research associate professor: public space design,
barrier-free design) Tomoyuki Nagai
(technical support staff: clinical psychology/clinical
psychologist) Manaka Tokieda
(technical support staff: clinical psychology/clinical
psychologist) Megumi Inoguchi
(technical support staff: clinical psychology/clinical
psychologist)
■Kanako KISHIKAWA, Kenjiro OHSHIMA, Takeshi SHIMONAKAMURA,
Susumu YOKOTA, Mari TANAKA (2022) Changes in University
Faculty’s Perception of Burden in Implementing Reasonable
Accommodation: Focusing on online teaching. Bulletin of
KIKAN education, 8, 1-16.
■Takeshi SHIMONAKAMURA, Seina TANAKA, Hikari NAKANO, Kanako
KISHIKAWA, Susumu YOKOTA, Mari TANAKA (2022) Remote supports
on information and communication accessibility by real-time
captioning for university students with difficulties in
obtaining audio information: Support for students who are
deaf or hard of hearing. Bulletin of KIKAN education, 8,
69-87.
■Akiko TAJIMA, Kanako KISHIKAWA, Hikari NAKANO, Susumu
YOKOTA, Mari TANAKA (2022) Current situation and Issues of
Constructive Dialog through Written constructive dialog
system in the Process of Implementing Reasonable
Accommodation: From Responses to Written Requests. Bulletin
of KIKAN education, 8, 155-166.
■Susumu YOKOTA, Akiko TAJIMA, Hikari NAKANO, Mari TANAKA
(2021) Can online lectures be an effective learning style
for students with disabilities?. Bulletin of KIKAN
education, 7, 67-84.
■Takeshi SHIMONAKAMURA, Daisuke SUZUKI, Akiko TAJIMA, Shiori
IMAMURA, Tomoya KAWAGUCHI, Susumu YOKOTA, Mari TANAKA (2021)
Supports for university students with disabilities in the
online environment. Bulletin of KIKAN education, 7, 155-174.
Formulating Kyushu University Basic Policy on Support for
People with Disabilities
①Building support systems
・University-wide support systems
・Support systems in each school, institute, and faculty
・Systems for determining reasonable consideration
②Forming inter-university networks
③Facilitating links between high schools and the university
・Forming networks for sharing information to support the
advancement of school pupils to higher education
④Cultivating Accessibility Leaders as student peer
supporters
⑤Employment support
・Providing employment support in partnership with external
support organizations
⑥ Securing the stable sources of funding required to ensure
learning opportunities
The following is about the program and group activity held
by the support section for inclusion.
■️Group Activities
We conduct group activities in which participants share
about problems that students with developmental disabilities
are experiencing in their university life and think about
solutions together.
■Career Education Support
Career education support for students with disabilities is
provided by the Career and Scholarship Support Division
(co-sponsored by the Support Section for Inclusion).
Career guidance for students with disabilities
The guidance invites outside lecturers from companies and
other organizations to provide a variety of knowledge useful
for students with disabilities in their career choices and
career paths.
■Sakidori!! Internship
This is a work experience program that students with
disabilities can participate in from their early years of
high school. This is an internship program in which students
can participate from their early years, and which is based
on the premise of reasonable accommodation.
■KIKAN Education Course: Career Development Basics (Class
for students with disabilities)
This class provides knowledge and information about careers
and employment specifically for students with disabilities,
with guest lecturers from career and employment advisors on
campus and from companies.