Learning “Jiritsu": Welfare Association Runs Program for Disabled and Parents About Independence

The Izumisano Welfare Association, a social welfare corporation operating 28 disability welfare facilities in Osaka Prefecture (chaired by Hirofumi Muroi), has created a program titled “Parent-Child Mirai Work: A Guide to Everyone’s Path to Jiritsu (Independence) from a Lifewide Learning Perspective”, which helps both young people with disabilities and their parents learn about “jiritsu” (independence). The word “jiritsu” is written in hiragana to avoid making the concept seem overly complicated. The program summarizes the results of a two-year project supported by the Nippon Foundation. Episode notes: ‘Izumisano Welfare Association in Osaka Runs Program for People with Disabilities and Their Parents to Learn “Jiritsu” (Independence)’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/06/21/izumino-welfare-association-in-osaka-runs-program-for-people-with-disabilities-and-their-parents-to-learn-jiritsu-independence/