(Front) Hosted by the UTokyo Center for Coproduction of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Thinking from the Social Model of Disability Japanese Sign Language Interpretation Japanese-to-English Interpretation UD-Talk (with correction) Part 1: Round Table Discussion "The Social Model and the Human Rights Model: International and Intersectional Perspectives" Part 2: Panel Discussion "Does University Disaster Preparedness Include Everyone?" Online Streaming Available December 15, 2026, 10:00–12:00 Venue: Learning Theater, Fukutake Hall, Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo (Capacity: 100 participants) Registration: https://forms.gle/aoa5DURkn1NhFdEB9 (Back) Part 1 "The Social Model and the Human Rights Model: International and Intersectional Perspectives" KUMAGAYA Shinichiro Vice Director, UTokyo IncluDE A power wheelchair user with cerebral palsy. After working as a pediatrician, now focuses on “tojisha-kenkyu”, in which people living with challenges take the lead in research, as well as on co-production approaches. FUJIWARA Kumiko Representative of DPI Women's Network Japan / Member of IncluDE Advisory Board Developed Type 1 diabetes in adolescence and became visually impaired (low vision) in her mid-thirties due to complications. An experience of being encouraged by medical professionals and family members to terminate a pregnancy because of her disability led to advocacy aimed at eliminating intersectional discrimination against women with disabilities. TAMON Hiroshi Lawyer, Tomin-Sogo Law Office  Born in 1967 and deaf since birth. Registered as an attorney in 1998, practicing law with sign language interpreters. Advocates for the human rights of persons with disabilities in partnership with disability organizations. Serving as a member of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities since 2025. Part 2 "Does University Disaster Preparedness Include Everyone?" NAKATSU Mami Project Lecturer, Office for Disability Equity, UTokyo IncluDE PhD in Lifespan Developmental Sciences (University of Tsukuba). Joined the University of Tokyo's Office for Disability Equty in 2005. Since then, has been engaged in providing support for students and staff with disabilities, as well as promoting university-wide accessibility initiatives. Areas of expertise include disability support, deaf and hard-of-hearing studies, and the psychosocial development of Codas. MEGURO Kimiro Professor, The University of Tokyo Dean of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies and the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies. Ph.D. in Engineering (UTokyo). Specializes in urban earthquake disaster mitigation engineering and international strategies for disaster management. Research interests range from numerical simulation of structural failure behavior to the institutional design of disaster management. SUGAI Hiroyuki Professor, Advanced Program for Special Needs Education, Graduate School for Teacher Training, The Miyagi University of Education Experienced both the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake. Involved in disaster relief and disaster prevention research from the perspective of community psychology, and joined the Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Research Project at Tohoku University’s International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) in 2026. NIWA Taichi Project Researcher, The University of Tokyo After completing a master’s degree at Waseda University, worked in the Osamu Ishiyama Laboratory. In 2010, joined the Disability and Economics Project at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Economics. Since 2022, has been conducting research on the development of living environments as social common capital. SEGUCHI Sara Staff Member, The University of Tokyo (Environment Group, Facilities Department) A deaf person who graduated from the Design Program of the Advanced Course at Katsushika School for the Deaf. Joined the University of Tokyo in 2023. Since then, working as part of a team of deaf employees, contributing to campus operations through bicycle parking management and administrative support. Also, creating materials related to environmental initiatives with design expertise. (End)