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“Barrier-Free Hearts:” One Disabled Man’s Plea for a Gentler Japan
How a disabled man in Japan used what might have been a negative encounter with subway priority seats as a teaching moment.
July 7, 2023
How a disabled man in Japan used what might have been a negative encounter with subway priority seats as a teaching moment.
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