Documentary ‘On The Way Home’ Alleges Discrimination Against Intellectually Disabled By Police

At approximately 6PM on September 25th, 2007, 25-year-old Kenta Yasunaga was cycling home from a workshop he regularly attended in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, when police officers attempted to stop him, believing him to be acting suspiciously. However, Kenta Yasunaga had difficulties in communicating due to his autism. Kenta Yasunaga would later die at the hospital to which he was taken and his cause of death was found to be acute cardiac arrest. Episode Notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/02/25/documentary-on-the-way-home-alleges-prejudice-by-police-towards-people-with-intellectual-disabilities-in-japan/ ‘On The Way Home’ YouTube Video (Japanese language with sign language): https://youtu.be/TML4BzxFqcc