Improving Support For People With Vision And Hearing Loss In Japan
Season 2, Episode 840, Nov 25, 12:30 PM
RNIB recently welcomed visitors all the way from Japan.
Amelia spoke to Dr. Risa Nara, who has both sight and hearing loss, about her trip to the UK and how she is improving support for deafblind people in Japan. Alongside her translator Mami Schramm, she has visited RNIB and other charities across the UK to share ideas.
Learn more about Prof. Nara's most recent paper here - The professional structure required of primary school teachers in Japanese schools for the deaf - Nara - British Journal of Special Education - Wiley Online Library
A photo of four people smiling and posing in the RNIB Connect Radio studio. Mami has shoulder length brown hair and is sitting on the left side in front of a studio microphone. Risa is sitting further down the desk in front of her own microphone and has a sleek short dark bob. Standing between them is Yvonne, with chin-lenght short blonde hair and James with a short crop of grey-white hair.
Amelia spoke to Dr. Risa Nara, who has both sight and hearing loss, about her trip to the UK and how she is improving support for deafblind people in Japan. Alongside her translator Mami Schramm, she has visited RNIB and other charities across the UK to share ideas.
Learn more about Prof. Nara's most recent paper here - The professional structure required of primary school teachers in Japanese schools for the deaf - Nara - British Journal of Special Education - Wiley Online Library
A photo of four people smiling and posing in the RNIB Connect Radio studio. Mami has shoulder length brown hair and is sitting on the left side in front of a studio microphone. Risa is sitting further down the desk in front of her own microphone and has a sleek short dark bob. Standing between them is Yvonne, with chin-lenght short blonde hair and James with a short crop of grey-white hair.