Yoshiki Takeshita, 73, a lawyer and the chairperson of the Tokyo-based Japan Federation of the Visually Impaired. He was referring to a growing number of incidents in which blind or visually impaired people have been shoved, kicked or had their white canes broken.
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I hope that such an unreasonable lack of understanding will be eliminated, the safety of the people with blindness or low vision will be protected, and they will no longer be made to feel miserable.
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sakurasuki
In Tokyo, even if someone walking slow, he/she might be shoved. Those city people are always in rush.
Speed
Should be Fast Pass to hell for doing this.
wallace
People should show compassion and empathy toward individuals with disabilities, respecting and assisting them whenever possible.