Is it discrimination against people with disabilities?

This is news that came out at the end of last month. I'll give you an overview, but I think you can search the internet for details.

The news is that all customers (7 people) who made reservations at restaurants in Hyogo prefecture were denied reservations because they are deaf. It was correctly said that it was rejected.

According to the article, it seems that the response was that there were no staff who could speak sign language, and that they did not support written communication. Furthermore, it seems that there was also a description that reservations cannot be received without an interpreter.

There was a complaint from the Deaf Association in response to this response, and the store manager apologized. and...
There were no specific details of the complaint, but it can be inferred that refusing because they are deaf = discrimination.

Since I wanted to make a reservation for lunch, it seems to be the busiest time for restaurants. Also, since there is a comment from the store manager saying that it is within the 90 minute time limit..., I can understand that it is difficult to handle if you infer that it is an all-you-can-eat option that is not a buffet style.

I don't think the restaurant's response that “you can't take reservations without an interpreter” is a discriminatory statement.

If I were to go to a restaurant run by an Italian couple alone, I would check if I could speak Japanese beforehand (because I'm in trouble) and if they say I can't, I'll either look for someone to interpret for me or give up.

The restaurant says if you don't have an interpreter... so you're always welcome if you have an interpreter, right? Do able-bodied people have to prepare everything? If we really want to live like able-bodied people as members of society, I think sometimes it is necessary to prepare or give up on our own in the same way as able-bodied people.

We can't handle it, so I think it's the restaurant's request to have an interpreter. Sometimes I think it's okay to respond by asking for that wish...

There are people everywhere who can speak sign language, which is ideal. However, I think it is ego that there are people who can speak sign language and it is natural for them to respond no matter what kind of circumstances it is.

Isn't there an indulgence and lack of hospitality because they are weak?
If we don't do what each other can do, we won't be barrier-free!
What would the monks think?

Actions against people like that are done with feelings are not good things to be forced to do.
I don't think people with disabilities will force it either.

3 Zen Responses

A natural Buddha heart capable of caring for each other rather than a place of responsibility

Ayumi

Discrimination against people with disabilities, gender discrimination, discrimination based on age, discrimination based on educational background, discrimination based on appearance, discrimination due to wealth and poor...
If I had to say it, there's probably an indescribable amount of discrimination. However, there are certainly people who are biased about whether it really exists or not. And there are probably people who worry about that prejudice, get annoyed and angry, or conversely put up with it because they have grown smaller.

In Buddhism, everyone is born equal. There are differences, but equality. Even if there's something you can do or can't do, that's it.
The problem itself is that they take such things in a negative way or make a fool of them.

The rules of society must be followed as rules. However, before that, everyone is equal and has been saved from the beginning. In other words, it's probably a state of society where people think for each other and complement each other and support each other is desirable. It's not about which one is good and which one is bad; it's probably important to understand each other's positions well first. I want to cherish that kind of Buddha's heart.

I want a world where only the weak can feel safe

He is a budding monk who is learning sign language even though he is in his infancy. There are also people who are deaf among the parishioners.

・There is no need for the store to prepare an expert such as a sign language interpreter.
・Communication with healthy hearing people is possible through gestures, facial expressions, and written communication.
・If it's a restaurant, point to the menu and ask them to indicate the quantity with your finger. After that, check whether it's OK or NG.

I think it was possible to handle it. Since the “Disability Discrimination Elimination Law” has been in effect since April this year, I would like you to respond in the form described above without the burden of capital investment, etc.

The store didn't have that knowledge, and they turned it down just because of the preconceived notion that “deaf people can't handle it at all without a sign language interpreter.” This “ignorance” makes judgments based on preconceptions and prejudice, which causes discrimination. By all means, I would like you to “know” about this incident.

People with disabilities are not weak people. “All humans are weak.” It is a human society where the weak live by supporting each other. “Doing what we can with each other” is important, but it is also important for “those who can do it to support those who can't.”

Calling it “hospitality blur” is just too bad... People with disabilities are not “spoiled”! They are making an “effort” so that they can live together with able-bodied people. I definitely want you to know that too.

Everyone lives while being taken care of by someone else. The world that reprimands it for “don't spoil it,” and “I live thanks to so many people. Which society is easier to live in, in a world where people forgive each other, “It's just like each other, isn't it?”

Are ideals and reality different? That's right. Therefore, I think “I want a world where I can make an effort to get closer to ideals,” and I think that will happen to the extent that I can.

A law called the Disability Discrimination Elimination Act starts this year.

It may not have been on TV news very often, but the Disability Discrimination Elimination Act came into effect from April this year.
Internationally, it seems that Japan's response to people with disabilities is still lagging behind, and it seems like Japan is also a law to bring it closer to international standards.
I don't even know if it's illegal in light of that law, but we are now in an age where the store side requires a great deal of consideration. Just 4 months ago.

As an example of a question, a written conversation should be possible even for an amateur clerk.
If communication takes time, maybe just this group could have extended the time to 120 minutes.
It may be said that refusing without an interpreter is a lack of reasonable consideration.
At least when it comes to stores at the level of hotels, we are entering an age where the store side should prepare an interpreter.
Since reservations were made in advance, the store was given an opportunity to make some kind of preparation without having to go with an interpreter.
The reason they didn't do it may be the store's negligence.
If you want to get angry about this matter, you should not get angry at people with disabilities; you should probably get angry at the members of parliament who made such laws, the citizens who chose those members of parliament, and the people who didn't even go to the election.
In terms of strategies to move the country, disability groups may have won.
What is decided by law is not enough by “I didn't know.”

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