Sao Ichikawa, A Woman with a Disability, Wins Japan’s Prestigious Literary Prize

Sao Ichikawa, the winner of the Akutagawa Prize, is a 43-year-old resident of Kanagawa Prefecture. She was diagnosed with congenital myopathy, a muscle disease, one of the most intractable diseases, when she was 10 years old, began using a ventilator at the age of 14, uses an electric wheelchair for transportation, and writes using a tablet device. Episode Notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/07/19/sao-ichikawa-woman-with-congenital-myopathy-wins-japans-akutagawa-prize/ https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/07/20/i-wrote-this-with-the-mind-that-there-are-not-many-authors-like-me-says-sao-ichikawa-woman-with-a-disability-on-winning-the-akutagawa-prize/