Before the ordinary Diet session was convened on the 18th, a new slope was set up at the House of Councilors plenary session to allow people to go up to the podium while in a wheelchair.
The House of Councilors is making barrier-free activities in response to the election of a member with a severe disability in an adult election.
Before the ordinary session of the Diet on the 18th, slopes 7 meters long and 80 centimeters wide were installed on both sides of the podium so that the podium in the center of the plenary session could be lifted while riding in a wheelchair. It was.
Also, for the deaf and hard of hearing, the sign language interpreter should be available on the same screen when the Prime Minister's policy speech and representative questions at the House of Councilors plenary session are relayed on the Internet from the ordinary Diet session. There was also a new booth for shooting sign language interpreters.
Mr. Mizuochi, the chairman of the House of Councilors, said, "I would like to continue to consider various barrier-free facilities as a" prefecture of good sense. "