{"id":9445,"date":"2020-10-05T11:59:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T02:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/diversity\/?p=9445"},"modified":"2021-04-02T15:57:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T06:57:27","slug":"%e8%aa%b0%e3%82%82%e5%8f%96%e3%82%8a%e6%ae%8b%e3%81%95%e3%82%8c%e3%82%8b%e3%81%93%e3%81%a8%e3%81%ae%e3%81%aa%e3%81%84%e6%95%99%e8%82%b2%e3%83%bb%e7%a0%94%e7%a9%b6%e7%92%b0%e5%a2%83%e3%81%ae%e5%ae%9f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/diversity\/news\/2020\/10\/05\/9445\/","title":{"rendered":"Towards the Actualization of an Educational and Research Environment Where No One is Left Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"

The coronavirus has imposed restrictions on the learning environments of students and the educational and research activities of faculty and staff. Amid these circumstances, the Student Diversity Center, based on a strong commitment to \u201cnot allow educational and research activities to stop,\u201d has engaged in the following support initiatives to accommodate a wide range of needs as part of the university\u2019s mission to actualize an educational and research environment where \u201cno one is left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part \u2160. The Office for Students with Disabilities: Utilizing ICT While Ensuring Social Distancing <\/a>
\nPart \u2161. The GS Center: Providing Thoughtful Support for LGBTQ+ Students<\/a><\/p>\n

Part \u2160. The Office for Students with Disabilities: Utilizing ICT While Ensuring Social Distancing<\/h3>\n

For students and faculty, the initial shift towards online classes was a process of trial and error to adapt to an unfamiliar environment. This was especially true for students with hearing impairments, who face barriers in such environments, which is why the cooperation of support students has been indispensable. Tohru Mashiko, a specialist coordinator at the Office for Students with Disabilities, shared with us how students and staff are supporting the studies of students with hearing impairments.<\/p>\n

In collaboration with related departments, the Office for Students with Disabilities provides various forms of support to help students with disabilities facing various educational challenges to learn in the same environment as other students. There are approximately 130 students with disabilities and 100 support students registered with the office.<\/p>\n

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PC interpretation (linked input) using captiOnline<\/p><\/div>\n

Some of you may be thinking, \u201cHow are students with hearing impairments able to hear the content of a class?\u201d One example of how the office addresses this issue is via the web application captiOnline*1<\/sup>, which was introduced to secure information for students with hearing impairments. Using this application, support students in Aomori or Kanagawa can provide speech-to-text interpretation for students with hearing impairments living in other prefectures. In the spring semester, around 60 support students and external supporters provided support for around 80 classes that had 10 hearing-impaired attendees.<\/p>\n\n\t\t