Braille election bulletins are being produced in various parts of the country to inform visually impaired people about the Upper House elections.


It may take more than a week from the announcement to arrive at hand, and the work is proceeding at a rapid pace, with some people requesting information as soon as possible.

In order to make it easier for visually impaired people to obtain information such as the candidate's career and claims, there is a growing movement in local governments nationwide to distribute the election bulletin "election announcement version" in Braille.



The House of Councilors election has been announced, and at business establishments that print in Braille, work is proceeding at a rapid pace in response to orders from local governments.

At the Braille printing shop in Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, eight staff members were on the 25th, and they were working on putting paper one page at a time on a sheet engraved with Braille and rolling it on a roller.



Here, we have received orders for nearly 500 copies of the announcement version for voters such as Akita Prefecture.



It takes time to bind books by hand, and it is expected that they will be delivered to the local government for about a week from the date of publication, and that they will be delivered to voters after that.



In addition, since orders from local governments nationwide are handled by a limited number of business establishments, some business establishments work until midnight during the election period.

Mr. Takayasu of Braille Printing Co., Ltd. "I want to return the holiday and deliver it as soon as possible"

Some people with visual impairments said, "The election bulletin does not arrive easily, I want information as soon as possible." Hiroaki Takayasu of the Braille printing shop "Weeds Association" in Arakawa Ward said, "I have a visual impairment. There are few ways for people to get information. I want to return the holidays so that they can be delivered as soon as possible. "

There is also a voice data and a notification version in large letters

In addition to the Braille announcement version, there are also places that make audio data and announcement versions in large letters for those who cannot read Braille or who have difficulty reading small letters.



Please contact your local government for details on how you can receive the information.