・Place of Birth: Taipei County (New Taipei City), Taiwan
・Current Status: Graduate Student，Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan (2017/04-) http://www.r-gscefs.jp/en/
・Email：eunicegau@arsvivendi.comgmail.com
■Research Theme
Self-Advocacy of persons with intellectual disability, Independent living of disability, Easy-to-Read information
◇M.A. in Health and Welfare Policy, National Yang-Ming University（Taipei，Taiwan）(2013)
◇Exchange Student, Jyvaskyla University（Jyvaskyla, Finland）（2011/08-2012/05）
◇B.A. in Sociology, National Chengchi University（Taipei, Taiwan）(1999)
■Work Experience・Activities
◇2013/03-2017/03 Social Worker, Parents’ Association of Persons with Intellectual Disability, Taiwan(PAPID, Taiwan)（NPO)(Taipei，Taiwan)
◇2010/07-2011/07 Personal Assistant(Part-time), New Vitality Independent Living Association, Taipei（NPO) (Taipei，Taiwan)
◇2008/12-2009/02 Supporter in community for persons with intellectual disabilities (Part-time),Jewish Care Victoria（NPO)（Melbourne，Australia）
◇2005/01- current Volunteer, the Flying Wheelchair Program, Japan Social Welfare Kousaikai(Japan/Taiwan)
◇2004/03-2004/12 the 21st Trainee, Training program for Asian social workers, Japan National Council of Social Welfare (Tokyo/Ehime/Gunma, Japan)
◇1999/07-2008/04 Social Worker, The League of Welfare Organizations for the Disabled（NPO) (Taipei，Taiwan)
【2021】
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu, 2021, "Reconsidering the place to live in of persons with intellectual disabilities from the case of Sagamihara Attack," Annual Conference of Taiwan Society for Disability Studies, online conference, Taiwan, May 22, 2021.（in Mandarin）
【2020】
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu, 2020, "Difficulties in making information to persons with intellectual disabilities," the 17th Annual Conference of Japan Society for Disability Studies, online conference, Japan, September 19, 2020.（Web-presentation, in Japanese）
【2019】
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu, 2019, "A comparison of the process of producing an 'Easy Read CRPD' in Japan and Taiwan", 2019 East Asia Disability Studies Forum（EDSF）, Taipei, Taiwan，October 11-13, 2019.（Poster, in English）
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu, 2019, "A focus on the process of making the Japanese CRPD in an easy-to-read version," the 16th Annual Conference of Japan Society for Disability Studies, Kyoto City, Japan, September 7, 2019.（Poster, in Japanese）
【2018】
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu, 2018, "The foundation of self-determination: a case study on the making process of CRPD in a Tradtional Chinese Easy-to-Read version," the 15th Annual Conference of Japan Society for Disability Studies, Hamamatsu City, Japan, Novenber 17-18, 2018.（Poster, in Japanese）
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu, 2018, "The progress of self-advocacy in Taiwan as seen from discussions of leisure activity by people with an intellectual disability", 2018 East Asia Disability Studies Forum（EDSF）, Taipei, Taiwan，October 5-7, 2018.（Poster, in English）
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu, 2018,“From a Case in Japan to Discuss the Possibility of Setting a Special Subsidiary Company in University in Taiwan,” the 9th Conference of Services for persons with intellectual disabilities between Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and Macau，Taipei，Taiwan, May 21-23, 2018. (in Mandarin)
・Lee, Wan-Ping, Yi-Chun Chen, Yu-Cheng Tseng, Hsiu-Chen Chang, Eunice Ya-Yu Kao & Hui-Fang Lin, 2018,“The Change which starts form Self-expression: the process of persons with intellectual disability who participate in the self-advocate service,” the 9th Conference of Services for persons with intellectual disabilities between Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and Macau, Taipei, Taiwan, May 21-23, 2018. (in Mandarin)
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu, 2018,“After the Review Meeting of the ROC’s Initial Report under the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,” the 11th seminar on “Disability & Society”, Kyoto, Japan, May 18, 2018. (in Japanese)
【2017】
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu，2017,“An Understandable Information for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in Taiwan,”Conference on Multi-Disciplinary Research of Disability Policy in China，Wuhan, China, December 16-17, 2017.(in Mandarin)
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu, 2017,“Become a Self-Advocate: a case in Taiwan,” 2017 East Asia Disability Studies Forum（EDSF）, Asan, South Korea，October 24-27, 2017.（Poster, in English)
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu and Hui-Fang Lin, 2017,“The new direction of social work profession: under the self-advocacy trend,” 2017 Asian conference on Social Work Education，Taipei, Taiwan, June 1-2, 2017. (in Mandarin)
【2016】
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu and Lin, Hui-Fang, 2016,“ The Development of Self-Advocacy for Persons with Intellectual Challengers in Taiwan,” the 8th Conference of Services for persons with intellectual disabilities between Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and Macau，Macau，May 18-20,2016．(in Mandarin)
【2015】
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu and Lin, Hui-Fang, 2015,“Self-Advocacy of Persons with Intellectual Challengers: The Development in Taiwan,”22nd AFID Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 4-7,2015. (in English)
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu and Lin, Hui-Fang, 2015,“The Development and Support for Self-Advocacy of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities,” 2015 Taiwan Social Welfare Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, May 15-16, 2015.(in Mandarin)
【2014】
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu, 2014，“What is ‘Independent’? -The example of Social Welfare in Taiwan,”6th Seminar for Asian Social Welfare，Tokyo，Japan，September 3-5,2014.(in Japanese)
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu, 2014，“Independent Living for People with Disabilities: A Comparison of Services Provided by Personal Assistants, Live-in Migrant Care Workers, and Homecare Workers,” 2014 Taiwan Social Welfare Conference，Chiayi, Taiwan, May 23-24, 2014.(in Mandarin)
【2011】
・Kao, E. Ya-Yu, 2011, “Who Really Support Me to Live Independently? - A Comparison of Services Provided by Homecare Workers, Migrant Care Workers and Personal Assistants: Users’ Perspectives,” NNDR 11th Research Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, May 27-28,2011. (in English)