Japanese manufacturers have in recent years has been more committed to the invention of everyday life for people with disabilities and office use of assistive devices. In particular the 2000 Japanese elderly care insurance system since the implementation of many companies in this policy incentives, such as the invention of a suitable visually impaired people to use the copier and for the disabled to use public toilets, and other products.

Braille photocopiers
Suitable for visually impaired to use the touch-copiers from Konica Minolta Group in Tokyo and Matsumoto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. joint development of oil as early as 1980 had been published. In June this year, the two companies have also developed a new generation of Braille image copiers, braille, three-dimensional maps and other touch-picture together. The new system of work processes, the image copied to a special paper, then paper Add to processor, the final copy to three-dimensional image.
At present, 1,000 touch-copiers sold in each of the next 50 will be the speed of the sale. Those for the visually impaired to use the copier in the sale is not making a profit.
Konica Minolta's a product design director, said: "If such a system installed in public places, such as the municipal government office and the railway station, its sales will continue to rise. Sale proceeds will be further expansion of new products Development Fund, which invented more for people with the use of the product. "

People with disabilities use Toilet
In addition to braille copiers, designed specifically for people with the Toilet in Japan are very common.
Although for people with an endless stream of new products, but a long time, Japan is not related to the industry to develop industry standards. This spring, East Tao machines in Japan and the joint efforts of other companies, people with the relevant Toilet with industry standards have been set up.
Dong Tao Japanese machinery companies in the past 40 years has been a bathroom and kitchen supplies production facilities in the leader. The newly established industry standards for the disabled with Toilet button on the shape and location, such as radio buttons for flushing the switch, triangle button for the service bell. At present, the industry standard has been included in the Japanese Industrial Standards.
According to Dong Tao machine's staff said that although the achievements made, but the company still faces many problems to solve, such as design and industry standardization issues.

Disabled vehicle
For people with small vehicles designed to enable users to not leave the seat of the circumstances on or off. Such persons with disabilities with small vehicles sold in fiscal 2006, the year 9000, fiscal year 2000 is two times sales.
According to people in the industry, since the implementation of nursing care insurance system, the disabled vehicle production surged. Now need to be considered in the design of products, to strengthen security and enhance the ease of use, and further resolve the issue of consistency of product standards.