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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Hirameki☆Tokimeki Science
~ Welcome to a University Research Laboratory ~ KAKENHI
"Living with Illness"
Learning the Joy of Being Alive from Patients with Nanbyo

July 25, 2010
Place: Room 401/2, Soshikan Building, Kinugasa Campus, Ritsumeikan University
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■Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Hirameki☆Tokimeki Science ~ Welcome to a University Research Laboratory ~ KAKENHI “Living with Illness”: Learning the Joy of Being Alive from Patients with Nanbyo

◆Date & Time：July 25, 2010 10：50～16：30 (Doors open at 10:30)
◆Place：Room 401/2, Soshikan Building, Kinugasa Campus, Ritsumeikan University
Campus Map: http://www.ritsumei.jp/campusmap/pdf/kinugasa_map.pdf
Access Map: http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/eng/profile/visit_rits/index.shtml#kinugasa

※Admission Free
※Parking space is not available. Please use public transportation.

◆Purpose
This event is being held as part of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Hirameki☆Tokimeki Science ~ Welcoming to a University Research Laboratory ~ KAKENHI [Kagaku Kenkyu Hi ("Science Research Funds")] Program in order to present the research acheivements of the KAKENHI described below in a way that can be easily understood by elementary and junior high school students. The program is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the importance of science and technology by seeing, hearing and interacting with some of the achievements of the cutting-edge research.

At this event we hope to help participants learn that there are many different forms of communication by having them make text boards and converse with each other using these tools.

Put it simply, communication with text boards is a kind of "communication game" played with your eyes.

By playing a simple quiz game in which they ask and answer questions using a text board, the participants will be able to directly experience what it is like to live with disabilities.

In the afternoon a patient who uses a text board to communicate will be invited to give a talk about staying strong and not giving in to illness.

After the talk participants will be given time to communicate with the patient.

Participants will also have the chance to make a switch that can be used to operate a computer using just one finger.

◆ Program
10:30 Doors open (Meeting Place: Room 401/402 of Soshikan Building)
10:50~11:00 Explanation of “KAKENHI”
11:00~11:45 “Communication” Game Using Transparent Text Boards.
11:45~12:45 Lunch
12:45~13:30 Tour of the University (First-hand Experience of Various Facilities)
13:30~14:15 Talk by Mr. Hayashi (a Patient with ALS)
14:20~14:35 Switch Making Activity
14:35~15:25 Controlling Computers with the Switches Made in the Previous Activity
15:30 Snack
16:00 Review of the Day's Activities and Closing Ceremony (Completion of a Participant Survey & Presentation of “Scientist of the Future” Degrees)
16:30 Event ends

◆Instructor: Tatsuya Sato (Professor, College of Letters of Ritsumeikan University)
◆Eligible to Participate: 5th and 6th Grade Elementary School Students and Junior High School Students (no more than 20 Participants in Total)
◆Participation Fee: None, but registration in advance is required

◆ Inquiries
Office of Humanities and Social Science Research, Ritsumeikan University (Attn. Sayama or Ito)
56-1 Kitamachi Tojiin, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8577
TEL：+81-75-465-8475　FAX：+81-75-465-8342
E-mail：ars-vive＠st.ritsumei.ac.jp（＠→@）

■ Media Coverage
Footage of this event was broadcast on the July 25th edition of Kyoto TV's “Shinbun NEWS”.

■ Online References to this Event
This event is mentioned on the website of Kyoto Daiyon Kinrin Elementary School
http://cms.edu.city.kyoto.jp/weblog/index.php?id=107204&date=20100726 (Japanese)

■ Photos of the Event










UP:August 10, 2010　REV:
* The Japanese page is prepared by Kiyotaka Okada.
Transltation by Robert Chapeskie
Proofread by Minoru Kataoka
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