The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) held the 2016rd meeting of the 3 Experts' Meeting on the study support for students with disabilities, and presented the issues that will be discussed in the future.Discussions will be held until March next year, and the second summary will be announced.

 According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, among the issues presented, the priority considerations include cooperation between universities regarding study support, advancement to higher education, response at the time of employment, training and placement of specialized human resources, and so on.It will also consider issues that should be prioritized toward the realization of a XNUMX million active society.

 In addition to confirming the status of efforts by related organizations in the first summary, such as setting up a consultation desk at each university, improving university entrance exams, resolving difficulties in commuting to school, utilizing teaching materials, and providing financial support. Discuss newly emerging issues.In addition, we will also check the response status of each university to the Disability Discrimination Elimination Law that came into effect in 1, and if there are any problems, we will consider measures to eliminate them.The target students are those who are enrolled in domestic universities and those who wish to enroll, and those who have physical and mental disabilities, including auditors, international students, students taking courses, and research students.

 Based on the first summary published in 2012, the Disability Discrimination Elimination Law, the Council of Experts will consider how to support students with disabilities at the higher education stage.We plan to include student life that is not directly related to education, which could not be fully discussed in the first summary, and introduce examples of advanced commuting to school and on-campus assistance.

University Journal Online Editorial Department

This is the online editorial department of the university journal.
Articles are written by editorial staff who have a high level of knowledge and interest in universities and education.