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Japan - Pediatrician studies status of disabled / Doctor with cerebral palsy works to help others achieve independence

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Pediatrician studies status of disabled / Doctor with cerebral palsy works to help others achieve independence

Pediatrician Shinichiro Kumagaya suffered a lack of oxygen during birth that left him with cerebral palsy. Now, he tends to outpatients as a doctor, while as an adjunct lecturer he engages in disability research at the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology. Kumagaya talks about his career path.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120110004510.htm

Pediatrician with cerebral palsy finds happiness in life's uncertainties

Shinichiro Kumagaya, a pediatrician who is the first doctor from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Medicine with cerebral palsy, spoke in a recent interview with the Mainichi about his life growing up with the disability. Below are questions and answers from the interview.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2012/01/22/20120122p2a00m0na007000c.html
 
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