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Satoshi Fukushima (born 1962) is a Japanese researcher and advocate for people with disabilities. Blind since age nine and deaf from the age of eighteen, Fukushima was the first deafblind student to earn a degree from a Japanese university when he graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan University in 1987.
May 10, 2023 · Hellen Keller remains the best-known person who lived a fulfilling life despite being both blind and deaf, but Japan has a deafblind hero of its own: University of Tokyo Professor Fukushima...
Jan 18, 2023 · Fukushima Satoshi. . Born in Hyōgo Prefecture in 1962. Lost sight in both eyes by age 9 and his hearing at the age of 18. In 1983, he gained entry to Tokyo Metropolitan University, becoming the...
Feb 22, 2001 · News. In a First, Japan’s Most Prestigious University Hires a Professor Who Is Blind and Deaf. By Michael Chan. February 22, 2001. Tokyo. Satoshi Fukushima will become the first blind and deaf...
Satoshi FUKUSHIMA. Interdisciplinary Barrier-Free Study. E-mail. fukusima rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp. Tel. 03-5452-5060. FAX. 03-5452-5062. 2023 Research Book (PDF:1.2MB) Biography. Research Interests. People with disabilities and those of advanced age face a diversity of "barriers" in modern society.
Aug 23, 2023 · At the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the gigantic wave surged over coastal defences and flooded the reactors, sparking a major disaster.
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In the Interdisciplinary Barrier-Free Study, Project Professor Dr. Satoshi Fukushima, the world's first deafblind university Professor, and mainly other researchers who themselves have disabilities conduct studies aiming to make people and society more accessible.
