In July, a man in his 40s with mild intellectual disabilities who had applied to a private matchmaking event listed on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s website was turned down because he was deemed unfit to participate in the event, which requires him to be “mentally and physically healthy,” as stated in the participation rules, and because of the organization’s lack of proper organization. This could go against the “provision of reasonable accommodation” that businesses are required to provide under law and Tokyo ordinances to accommodate requests from people with disabilities, provided that the burden is not too heavy. (Okuno Kai) ◆An event introduced on a marriage support website run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government “I didn’t think I’d be able to participate. I was hurt.” A man who works as an office worker in Tokyo said this and bowed his head. Although he has a mild intellectual disability, he graduated from a special needs school (now a special needs school) and has been working as a contract employee for over 20 years, living alone in Tokyo. He also has experience dating women. A man who was shocked when he couldn’t attend a matchmaking event, in Tokyo (photographed by Okuno Hi) A man who was shocked when he couldn’t attend a matchmaking event, in Tokyo (photographed by Okuno Hi) Thinking, “I want to get married and have a family,” he “gathered up all his courage” and applied to a matchmaking party he found on “tokyo futari story,” a matchmaking support website run by the metropolitan government. His application was initially accepted, but when he emailed the organizers to inform them that he had an intellectual disability, he received a cancellation reply saying, “According to the rules, participants must be healthy in both body and mind.” ◆ “I’m perfectly healthy…” “I’m perfectly healthy too…” the man said, “I felt safe because the information was on the city’s website. I hope that events and society will become more accepting of people with disabilities.” A representative of the private organization organizing the event said in an interview, “We decided that the person did not meet the criteria of being ’healthy in body and mind.’ “Because there is also a stroll through the gardens, we also decline to admit people with chronic illnesses or injuries.” When asked whether he would have been able to participate if he had not disclosed his disability, he replied, “I might have been able to, but I haven’t received any inquiries so far.” The group also said it has received requests to hold matchmaking events that people with disabilities can participate in. He also stated, “Ideally, it would be nice if everyone could participate regardless of disabilities, but at present we are not equipped to accommodate that.” More in the source.
It’s stipulated by Japanese law, but if you mix them up arbitrarily, you will be fined. Article 20: Eugenic marriage consultation offices will be established to provide marriage consultation from the standpoint of eugenic protection, to promote the dissemination and improvement of knowledge about genetics and other matters necessary for eugenic protection, and to prevent the birth of inferior offspring.
I haven’t had the chance to get tested until now, but I may actually be at a level where I could be diagnosed as intellectually disabled, so I thought I should give it a try.
>>31 In the Showa era, they would have said, “I know it’s impossible, but it’ll make money, so it’s okay,” and made them join. If it was impossible from the start, they wouldn’t let them join because they’ve become “tolerant” in a sense.
I’m curious to see how feminists and other left-wingers will respond to this lol. No matter how they answer, it’ll be self-contradictory, so I don’t think they’ll touch on it.
He passed the screening without disclosing that he has an intellectual disability. Then he came forward and had his application cancelled. The story was then published in the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper. It seems like this was all planned backwards from the beginning.
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