A 36-year-old man with physical disabilities has been working to help schools understand that children with special needs should be allowed to attend regular classes if they wish to do so.
Takashi Ono, who has cerebral palsy, can hardly move his body or speak. Yet he is capable of communicating his thoughts by writing messages with his index finger on the palm of a caretaker's hand.
In late May, Ono met with parents of children going to Ida Elementary School in Kawasaki as part of his recent efforts to raise awareness.