@article{oai:tsukuba-tech.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000726,
 author = {近藤, 宏 and Kondo, Hiroshi and 藤井, 亮輔 and Fujii, Ryosuke},
 journal = {NTUT Education of Disabilities},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {OBJECTIVE: To determine the number of visually impaired Anma-Massage-Shiatsu
practitioners employed in hospitals, and obtain information to facilitate the ability of the visually
impaired to develop occupational skills.

METHODS: We surveyed 3,497 hospitals in the regions of Kanto and Kansai. The survey was a
questionnaire distributed by mail to hospitals registered with the Welfare and Medical Service Agency.

RESULTS: There were 226 Anma-Massage-Shiatsu practitioners employed at 141 hospitals (mean:
1.6), and 182 Anma-Massage-Shiatsu, acupuncture, and moxibustion practitioners at 101 hospitals
(mean: 1.8). Among these practitioners, 101 were visually impaired persons working in 76 hospitals.
There are 8,818 hospitals in Japan. It can be assumed that 780visually impaired Anma-Massage-
Shiatsu practitioners are employed by Japanese hospitals.

CONCLUSIONS: This study was able to determine that hospitals can employ visually impaired
Anma-Massage-Shiatsu practitioners and obtain useful data for improving access for the visually
impaired in the workplace.},
 pages = {24--27},
 title = {A survey of visually impaired Anma-Massage-Shiatsu practitioners in Japanese hospitals.},
 volume = {12},
 year = {2014},
 yomi = {コンドウ, ヒロシ and フジイ, リョウスケ}
}