The first hearing toward revising the Developmental Disabilities Support Act was held at the House of Councillors Members' Office Building on the evening of the 13th, with LITALICO President Hasegawa and others attending and presenting their companies' initiatives. The next meeting was announced for 16:00 on 20 October.
On the evening of the 13th, the general meeting of the Parliamentary Group Considering Support for People with Developmental Disabilities was held at the House of Councillors Members' Office Building, and the attendee participated as an adviser to the JDD Network. The parliamentary group has 167 members (116 House of Representatives members and 51 House of Councillors members). After opening remarks by Chairperson Noda Seiko (野田 聖子), the group heard from private-sector companies. After the meeting, President Hasegawa, President Suzuki and other participants took a commemorative photograph, and the next meeting was announced for 16:00 on 20 October.
As specific proposals toward revising the Developmental Disabilities Support Act, LITALICO President Hasegawa Atsuya (長谷川 敦弥) and Senior Vice President Kameda Toru (亀田 徹) proposed institutionalizing online support, promoting early detection and strengthening coordination between education and welfare. Kaien President Suzuki Keita (鈴木 慶太) proposed viewing developmental disabilities as neurodiversity, addressing disparities among regional support centers and strengthening support from surrounding communities. Mirairo Representative Kakiuchi Toshiya (垣内 俊哉) proposed using digital data and implementing reasonable accommodations throughout society.
Questions and answers covered issues expected to be debated in the future, including the barriers to coordination between education and welfare, whether online support systems should be institutionalized and the promotion of digital transformation in administrative procedures. The need to strengthen coordination among ministries and agencies and to use digital records and checking systems was shared as an issue.