Inclusion or Segregation? The Specialist Subsidiary System for Accessibility in Japanese Workplaces
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Keywords
employment, Japan, disability
Abstract
In Japan, companies are encouraged by the government to create specialist subsidiaries which focus solely on the employment and inclusion of disabled people. This paper examines one such subsidiary, NTT Claruty, to discuss whether this system represents meaningful inclusion or is further segregating disabled people.
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