From September 20 – 29, 2015, Dr. Susan Fox, Associate Director at the Institute on Disability, travelled to South Korea and Japan with a delegation of service providers, professionals, teachers, and researchers from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
The goal of the delegation was to research the supports provided for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Japan and Korea. They had the opportunity meet with leading disability professionals and academic researchers as well as families and self-advocates in Japan and Korea. They also participated in a day-long symposium at EWHA University in Seoul, South Korea.
“We met many dedicated professionals who believe in the inclusion of persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in education, employment, and community living. I was particularly impressed with the employment outcomes experienced by students who attend the Eifuku Gakuen municipal special school in Tokyo,” reflects Dr. Susan Fox. “Founded in 2007, the school boasts a 100% job placement rate.”
Dr. Susan Fox is the Associate Director of the Institute on Disability and Co-Director of the Center on Aging and Community Living at UNH. She serves on the NH Governor’s Commission on Medicaid Care Management as well as several community boards including Board President of the Office of Public Guardian.
The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire was established in 1987 to provide a university-based focus for the improvement of knowledge, policies, and practices related to the lives of persons with disabilities and their families. Its mission is to promote full access, equal opportunities, and participation for all persons by strengthening communities and advancing policy and systems change, promising practices, education, and research.
The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world-class public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea, and space-grant university, UNH is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 12,200 undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students.
