Exhibition of welfare equipment everyone wants to use Tokyo Shibuya September 3 17:54
Beyond the welfare framework for people with disabilities, an exhibition of welfare equipment that incorporates cutting-edge technologies and designs that everyone wants to use is being held in Shibuya, Tokyo.
This exhibition was opened by a non-profit organization that aims to create a society where diverse people can live without separation.
At the venue, there are over 20 welfare equipments made with an emphasis on “coolness” and convenience that people with disabilities and others will want to use.
Among them, the electric wheelchair that runs automatically grasps the surroundings with cameras and sensors, and transports people to the destination while avoiding obstacles. It is characterized by its large venues such as event venues and shopping centers that can be easily used not only by people who need a wheelchair but also by people who have difficulty walking.
Also, the device attached to the vine of the glasses has a built-in camera that reads out the characters seen by the person who uses it or informs the date and time when making a gesture of looking at the watch, only for visually impaired people Not only that, it can also be used by children who cannot read kanji.
A woman in her twenties said, “I was surprised that there were a lot of fashionable things and fun things, and unlike the image of welfare. I think it would be nice to move. "
Director Masahiro Tanaka of the NPO “People Design Institute” that hosted the event said, “I hope this event will lead to thinking about minorities and change people's consciousness, leading to the realization of a diversity society.” .