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Companion/ disability pass
Companion/ disability pass
In Australia we have a nationally recognized card that a person carries that allows them to have companions enter an activity/ movie/ concert, etc for free or heavily discounted if that person is unable to attend without support. Is there anything like this in Japan, or does anyone know of an international version?
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Japan has ones from municipality/city you live in.
An international version would be a great idea!
We don’t have that here in the US and I don’t expect it to happen here because we’re still very ableist as a nation. And, right now, there are higher priorities, such as racists kidnapping people off the streets. (No, that is not an exaggeration.)
Here, it’s on an attraction-by-attraction basis. Some allow carers/caregivers to get free admission, but those are usually museums. Theme parks don’t because they want to get every dollar they can. There’s nothing in the ADA that requires free admission to anyone.
When it comes to how countries treat us, I don’t expect any one country to be as accessible as the other, nor do they have to be by law. They should, but they don’t.
In London we have a scheme where my support worker can come in at a discount or for free depending on the production or venue. My support workers are sometimes allowed to travel for free (if we have a sympathetic bus driver😀of course)
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