I’m planning my first trip to Japan and a friend brought me this question: Do japanese people have some concerns about disabled people with prosthesis?
I am a above knee amputee and I use a quite modern prosthesis (look for Ottobock 3r80 if you want to see it), so most of the time I use shorts that show my prosthesis without any kind of cover, and people in Brazil, where I live, takes that as pretty normal. Yes sometimes people look to is with curiosity, specialty children, and often they even come to me to ask about it, but always with a positive meaning.
As japanese people live between a modern / traditional culture, and have some concerns about looks and social elements, this kind of open display of a different image may cause some concerns?
I don’t have any concerns about accessibility or the removing shoes situation, as I am able to handle that pretty well… my question is more about social acceptance, discrimination or even curious looks from people.
by rd_metroid