Description: Over the last 150 years, activists and policymakers in Japan have tried to improve access for disabled persons, but these attempts have frequently excluded as many impaired individuals as they have empowered. Why and how have stakeholders pursued these accessibility projects for different demographics in modern Japan?
Review Quotes: "...a vigorously researched study...Disability Publics is an incisive work of interest for all readers interested in Japanese history and society." -- Benjamin Ivry, Thai Journal of East Asian Studies