A survey by the Japan Student Services Organization found that as of May 2021, there were 5 students with disabilities studying at universities, junior colleges, and technical colleges.There were 4 more students than the previous year, and the number of schools enrolled increased by 744 from the previous year to 5,403.
The survey was conducted by having each school download a survey form from the website of the Japan Student Services Organization, fill in the answers, and send it by e-mail.Disabled students were defined as those who possessed a physical disability certificate, a mental disability certificate, a rehabilitation certificate, or who were found to have a disability during a medical examination.
According to this, the breakdown of students with disabilities by school is 3 at universities, 6,414 at junior colleges, and 1,780 at technical colleges.By type of disability, 2,550 people had mental disorders, followed by 1 people who were sickly or frail, 2,228 people with developmental disabilities, 1 people with hearing and speech disabilities, 1,830 people with physical disabilities, and 8,698 people with visual disabilities. Followed by people.Each of the top three disabilities increased by more than 1,852 from the previous year.
The enrollment rate of students with disabilities was 1.26%, an increase of 0.17 points from the previous year.The breakdown by school is university 1.19%, junior college 1.48%, technical college 4.48%.In particular, public technical colleges show a remarkably high enrollment rate of 6.50% compared to other schools.
There are 693 universities, 193 junior colleges, and 56 technical colleges that have students with disabilities.Of these, 1 students from universities, 9,847 from junior colleges, and 887 from technical colleges received support, totaling 1,033.The total number is 2 more than the previous year.
