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Satoshi Fukushima (born 1962) is a Japanese researcher and advocate for people with disabilities. Blind since age nine and deaf from the age of eighteen, Fukushima was the first deafblind student to earn a degree from a Japanese university when he graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan University in 1987.
Satoshi FUKUSHIMA. Interdisciplinary Barrier-Free Study. E-mail. fukusima rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp. Tel. 03-5452-5060. FAX. 03-5452-5062. 2023 Research Book (PDF:1.2MB) Biography. Research Interests. People with disabilities and those of advanced age face a diversity of "barriers" in modern society.
May 10, 2023 · Hellen Keller remains the best-known person who lived a fulfilling life despite being both blind and deaf, but Japan has a deafblind hero of its own: University of Tokyo Professor Fukushima...
Jan 18, 2023 · A new film by Matsumoto Junpei portrays the story of Fukushima Satoshi, who lost his sight and hearing in his youth, yet went on to become a full-time professor at the University of Tokyo.
Mar 10, 2021 · NEWS. Fukushima’s tragic legacy—radioactive soil, ongoing leaks, and unanswered questions. The ripple effects from one of the world’s worst nuclear catastrophes continue after a decade, with...
In the Interdisciplinary Barrier-Free Study, Project Professor Dr. Satoshi Fukushima, the world's first deafblind university Professor, and mainly other researchers who themselves have disabilities conduct studies aiming to make people and society more accessible.
Feb 22, 2001 · Satoshi Fukushima will become the first blind and deaf person to teach at the University of Tokyo when he takes up his new post at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology in...
