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News — "Learning From Disability" Certificate Program

Friday, May 22, 2015

Learning from Disability July 24 — July 31, 2015
 
Program Introduction Program Schedule Program Details Application (http: //forms.international.ucla.edu/ApplicationForm.aspx?e0cDz-7Sycpj3DqX-RLFFAZNoE2p1JANDBUY2yYU0oQ=)
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7-day Certificate Program for Japanese Professionals

Participants
20 people
Application Deadline
June 24, 2015

Apply Now (http: //forms.international.ucla.edu/ApplicationForm.aspx?e0cDz-7Sycpj3DqX-RLFFAZNoE2p1JANDBUY2yYU0oQ=)
Date
July 24 — July 31, 2015
Location
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA (Map) (https: //www.google.com/maps/place/University+of+California,+Los+Angeles/@34.068921,-118.445181,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c2bc85f05c0f65:0x25a993585c134837)
Cost
¥398,000 (including airfare and hotel)
¥248,000 (including hotel, without airfare)
¥98,000 (without airfare or hotel)
With the world rapidly globalizing and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on the horizon, Japan is faced with the challenge of ushering in a new era of diversity and creating a more inclusive society.

As part of this, it is absolutely vital that the future generation of Japanese leaders are trained with a comprehensive understanding of diversity and the indispensable role it plays in international communication.

The UCLA Terasaki Center has developed the “Global Japan Program” as a platform for training these future leaders. This program is designed for people from all professional arenas, both private and public, and focuses on the ideas surrounding “diversity.” Our first training program, “Learning from Disability”, invites Japanese professionals to learn from successful American companies and world-renowned academics about how to create a society that is accessible for people of all abilities, and how to transform preconceptions of disability from “social responsibility” to “good business sense.”

Upon completion of the program, participants will receive an official certificate from UCLA.

9 am 10 am 11 am 12 pm 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm
Day 1
Friday 7/24
Orientation 4:00 pm
Day 2
Saturday 7/25
Academic Lecture: Development & Demonstration of New Media & Communication Techniques for the Disabled 9:00 am
Lunch 12:00 pm
Site Visit: Getty Center 1:00 pm
Special Olympics Opening Ceremony 6:00 pm
Day 3
Sunday 7/26
Sightseeing (Freetime) 9:00 am
Day 4
Monday 7/27
Academic Lecture: ADA Overview 9:00 am
Academic Lecture: ADA Titles I & III 11:00 am
Lunch 1:00 pm
Academic Lecture: Employment Law 2:00 pm
Academic Lecture: Creating an Inclusive Society 4:00 pm
Day 5
Tuesday 7/28
Corporate Lecture: Employee Resource Groups & Mentorship Programs 9:00 am
Corporate Lecture: Hiring, Training, & Retention 11:00 am
Lunch 1:00 pm
Corporate Lecture: Designing Products & Services with Disability in Mind 2:00 pm
Meet Up Event: Japan Foundation 6:00 pm
Day 6
Wednesday 7/29
Half-day Workshop Series: Peter Wong, APCTC, JSPACC, & YLI 9:00 am
Lunch 1:00 pm
Academic Lecture: Accessibility on UCLA Campus 2:00 pm
Day 7
Thursday 7/30
Site Visit: Westside Center for Independent Living 9:00 am
Lunch 1:00 pm
Academic Lecture: Sports & Disability 2:00 pm
Watch the Games 3:30 pm
Farewell Dinner/Completion Ceremony 6:00 pm
This summer, thousands of people from all over the world will come to Los Angeles to participate in the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, an international sports competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities.

Looking to use Japan-US relations to increase Japan’s presence on the global stage, the UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies has developed a training program focused on “Learning from Disability”, consisting of lectures and workshops by American businesses proactive in disability inclusion, UCLA professors, senior attorneys, and professionals in Los Angeles-based NPOs.

This program was made possible by the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Academic Lectures
UCLA academics specializing in the fields of Disability Studies, senior attorneys in Disability Law, and professionals working with NPOs will provide lectures and workshops on a variety of topics concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act, universal design, sports, and disability in society.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Overview
    Deborah Dorfman (Senior Attorney at the Center for Public Representation)
    & Beth Ribet (PhD, JD, Visiting Professor at UCLA)

    This lecture will give a brief overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act, including its history, main components, and meaning in American society.

  • ADA Titles I & III
    Deborah Dorfman (Senior Attorney at the Center for Public Representation)
    & Beth Ribet (PhD, JD, Visiting Professor at UCLA)

    This lecture will focus on Titles I and III of the ADA, which address issues surrounding the rights of people with disabilities in employment and the workplace and what legal responsibilities public spaces have to accommodate people with disabilities.

  • Sports and Disability
    Ariel Hernandez (PhD Candidate, UCLA)

    This lecture will talk about how sports can be a tool to empower people with disabilities and bring people from all abilities and backgrounds together.

  • Creating an Inclusive Society
    Deborah Dorfman (Senior Attorney at the Center for Public Representation)
    & Beth Ribet (PhD, JD, Visiting Professor at UCLA)

    This lecture will address the stigmas and challenges people with disabilities face in society, and then imagine a society in which all people have the right and means to live and work independently, without prejudice.

  • Accessibility on UCLA Campus
    Todd Lynch

    This lecture will serve as an introduction to UCLA campus and universal design. UCLA Architect Todd Lynch will also talk about the history of the campus, followed by a personalized tour that will show the ways in which UCLA campus strives to be accessible for people of all abilities.

  • Japanese Science Museum, Miraikan: Development and Demonstration of New Media and Communication Techniques for the Disabled
    Miyuki Tanaka (Miraikan Exhibit Development Department / Planner)

    This lecture will introduce research into new technology that is designed to aid persons with seeing and hearing difficulties, as well as the “Welcome! Navi”, a digital device the Miraikan is currently developing with Merrill Lynch for people with intellectual disabilities.

Corporate Lectures
The program will feature lectures by American businesses that are leaders in inclusive hiring practices and designing accessible products and services.

Lectures will be followed with time to talk directly with the speakers to promote discussion and network-building. Participating Companies: AT&T, Booz Allen Hamilton, PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

  • Designing Products and Services with Disability in Mind
    AT&T

    This lecture will introduce core concepts in designing products and services for people with disabilities and explain the business benefits of including the disabled into your company’s demographic.

  • Employee Resource Groups and Mentorship Programs
    PricewaterhouseCoopers

    This lecture will explain the concepts of Employee Resource Groups and Mentorship Programs, and provide companies with new ways of empowering current employees and potential hires through thinking about disability.

  • Hiring, Training, and Retention
    Booz Allen Hamilton

    This lecture will address the different steps necessary in successfully and productively hiring, training, and retaining employees with disabilities, from the selection process to educating able-bodied coworkers on how to make an open and friendly workplace.

Special Olympics World Games 2015
Participants will attend the Special Olympics Opening Ceremony and Games in order to fully experience the talents and abilities of persons with disabilities.

This year’s Special Olympics will have over 7000 athletes from 170 countries gather in Los Angeles and compete in 25 different sports events. Half of the events will be hosted on our very own UCLA campus. Participants will attend the Opening Ceremony and watch some of the games being held on UCLA campus.

  • Special Olympics Opening Ceremony

     

  • Watch the Games

     

Site Visits
Participants will travel around UCLA campus and areas of Los Angeles that exemplify accessible, “Disability Friendly” spaces, such as local NPOs and public facilities. This will give participants the opportunity to see key differences between Japan and America.

  • Los Angeles Art Museum and Business Facilities
    Guide: TBD

    Participants will visit public facilities in Los Angeles that have been designed and built with accessibility in mind. We believe it is important that participants see and experience barrier-free spaces for themselves.

  • UCLA Campus Tour
    Guide: Todd Lynch (Architect, Capital program UCLA)

    UCLA prides itself on having a campus that allows students, researchers, and faculty of all abilities to move around comfortably. However, there are still areas in which disabled students are unsatisfied with campus design. Participants will tour the buildings and open spaces around campus and discuss the meaning of disability-friendly design.

  • Westside Center for Independent Living
    Westside Center for Independent Living Director

    Participants will visit the Westside Center for Independent Living, located in Venice Beach, and see how the center assists people with disabilities in achieving independence, including training for employment. After, there will be a beach-friendly electric wheelchair demonstration in Santa Monica Park.