Collaboration and Meetings with JICA, SoundFun Corporation (Japan) and other Partners, Tokyo, Japan, 12-16 February 2018

Collaboration and Meetings with JICA, SoundFun Corporation (Japan) and other Partners, Tokyo, Japan, 12-16 February 2018

Discussing final reports with and getting feedback from officials and representatives of Japan International Cooperation Agency about the site visits where Mirai speakers are used

                                                         

APCD Networking and Collaboration Chief Mr. Watcharapol Chuengcharoen with colleagues from the Department of the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Mahidol University from Thailand discussing collaboration with Accenture representatives

APCD Networking and Collaboration Chief Mr. Watcharapol Chuengcharoen

with colleagues from the Department of the Empowerment of Persons with

Disabilities from Thailand discussing collaboration with Accenture and SoundFun

representatives
 

Presenting SoundFun Corporation (Japan) accessible equipment for the deaf and hard of hearing

Presenting SoundFun Corporation (Japan) accessible equipment for those who

are hard of hearing and those with hearing difficulties
 

Samples of accessible speaker models from SoundFun Corporation (Japan)

Samples of accessible speaker models from SoundFun Corporation (Japan)
 

Group photo with representatives and officers of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan

Group photo with representatives and officers of the Ministry of Health, Labour

and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan
 

Exchange of information with MHLW officials on the situation of persons with hearing disabilities in Thailand and Japan and the support systems available to them

Exchange of information with MHLW officials on the situation of persons

with hearing disabilities in Thailand and Japan and the support systems

available to them
 

Learning more information about how Mirai speakers are benefiting the residents of the Fukuei Elderly Home

Learning more information about how Mirai speakers are benefiting the residents

of the Fukuei Elderly Home
 

Elderly patients using Mirai speakers during group activities

Elderly patients using Mirai speakers during group activities
 

Video documentation of the visit to the Fukuei Elderly Home

Video documentation of the visit to the Fukuei Elderly Home
 

Visitors being briefed about how Mirai speakers are used in individual rooms of the Life and Senior House Niporri Elderly Home

Visitors being briefed about how Mirai speakers are used in individual rooms

of the Life and Senior House Niporri Elderly Home
 

Mr. Watcharapol with project partners observing the use of Mirai speakers at Haneda International Airport

Mr. Watcharapol with project partners observing the use of Mirai speakers

at Haneda International Airport
 

Demonstration of Haneda International Airport staff making announcements using Mirai speakers

Demonstration of Haneda International Airport staff making announcements

using Mirai speakers
 

Sample of Mirai speakers for passengers with hearing disabilities, including those who are hard of hearing

Sample of Mirai speakers for passengers with hearing disabilities, including

those who are hard of hearing