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- [Holding Report] The 32nd Lecture on experiences of leprosy patients (September 21, 2019)
2019.09.21
Lecture on experiences of leprosy patients- Would you like to hear the experiences of Leprosy recovered persons? ~
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Speaker: Tadashi Jo
Born in 1937 (Showa 12) in Okinawa Prefecture
In 1955, he was diagnosed with Hansen's Disease and was forcibly admitted to National Sanatorium Kikuchi Keifuen
In 1956, he enrolled in the Shinrada classroom of Oku High School in Nagashima-Aiseien as a member of the second class.
In 1972, he returned to society and started working in Aichi Prefecture. He married a woman who had Former leprosy patients from the disease and had one son.
He worked until he was 63 and then retired. He still lives in society today. This time, I will talk mainly about people with disabilities that I have met.
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The National Hansen's Disease Museum holds occasional lectures inviting residents and residents of Tama Zenshoen We hope that you will deepen your understanding of the Issues related to leprosy by listening to the stories of the parties concerned. Thank you for visiting our booth.
Opening remarks
Lecture by Tadashi Jo
Q & A
Closing remarks
Contact Information
The National Hansen's Disease Museum Projects Division
Responsible: Curator Manabu Tashiro
4-1-13, Aoba-cho, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0002
Phone: 042-396-2909 / Fax: 042-396-2981