The History of TMTMC in relation with the social events
The history of our center and the important social events are summarized in the chronological table below.
The History of TMTMC in relation with the social events
| The History of Children/Persons with SMID in postwar Japan | The history of TMTMC | |||
| Pivotal nationwide and social events relate to SMID | Year | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | Year | TMTMC |
| Dr. Teijyu Kobayashi started medical care and consultation for children with SMID at Japan Red Cross Maternity Hospital (Shibuya, Tokyo). | 1946 | 1946 | ||
| Child Welfare Act enforcement under the new constitution of postwar Japan. | 1948 | 1948 | ||
| Dr. Kobayashi launched “Gathering of Parents with SMID Children” which served later as a basis for “Nationwide Association for Children (Persons) with Severe Physical and Intellectual Disabilities”. | 1955 | 1955 | ||
| Japan National Council of Social Welfare created “a task force for children with SMID”, which was prompted by Dr. Kobayashi’s appeal. | 1958 | 1958 | ||
| “Akitsu Ryoiku-en” was established as a hospital for children with SMID by Kumakichi Kusano at Higashimurayama, Tokyo. | ||||
| “Shimada Ryoiku-en (Shimada Ryoiku Center)” was opened as the first-ever facility for SMID children in Japan at Tama, Tokyo. (The first director: Dr. Teijyu Kobayashi) | 1961 | 1961 | ||
| The unprecedent government subsidization for “Shimada Ryoiku-en” as a facility for SMID children. (\4,000,000) | ||||
| “Biwako-gakuen (Daiichi Biwako-gakuen)”, the second facility for SMID children in Japan, was founded by Kazuo Itoga at Kusatsu, Shiga. | 1963 | 1963 | ||
| Tsutomu Mizukami (a celebrated writer) contributed his opinion about SMID children to a widely read magazine, which caused a stir in society and government. | ||||
| The vice-minister of Health and Welfare issued the circular notice about ryoiku for children with SMID: a part of expense for the children’s hospitalization came to be assisted by public. | ||||
| “Nationwide Association for Children (Peaple) with Severe Physical and Intellectual Disabilities” was formed. | 1964 | 1964 | ||
| At the prime minister’s office, a social gathering about SMID children was held. | ||||
| At Tokyo Metropolitan City Hall, a social gathering about SMID children with the Governor was held. | ||||
| “Akitsu Ryoiku-en” was converted to a facility for children with SMID. | 1965 | 1965 | ||
| Appels at the second annual conference of the C/P with SMID Assn. led to the following-year conversion of national sanatoriums into facilities for children with SMID. | ||||
| C/P with SMID Assn. turned into social welfare corporation. | 1966 | 1966 | ||
| Revision of Child Welfare Act: facilities for SMID children was positioned under the law. | 1967 | 1967 | ||
| “Murasaki-Aiikuen” was established in National Rehabilitation Center for Children with Disabilities. (Itabashi, Tokyo) | ||||
| 1968 | Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Medical Center for the Severely Disabled was opened. (Fuchu, Tokyo) | 1968 | ||
| Basic Act for Countermeasures Concerning Mentally and Physically Handicapped Persons was enacted. | 1969 | 1969 | ||
| Day care service for handicapped children was launched. | 1972 | 1972 | ||
| 1974 | Tokyo metropolitan government made school for handicapped children obligatory. (The nation’s first) | 1974 | ||
| A study group as the basis of “Japanese Society on Severe Motor and Intellectual Disabilities” was inaugurated. | 1975 | 1975 | ||
| “Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons” was adopted at UN. | ||||
| The vice-minister of Health and Welfare issued the circular notice about emergency protection for home-care persons with SMID: the persons, whose guardians get less able to fulfill their roles, are given immediate protection. | 1976 | 1976 | ||
| “International Year of the Child” | 1979 | 1979 | ||
| School for handicapped children was incorporated into the compulsory education system by the Government. | ||||
| “International Year of Disabled Persons” | 1981 | 1981 | ||
| “UN Decade of Disabled Persons” started. | 1983 | 1983 | ||
| Physically Disabled Persons Welfare Act was revised: the ideal of the law was adjusted and persons with SMID became included. | ||||
| Disability basic pension system was established. | 1986 | 1986 | ||
| Model project of day-care service for SMID persons started. Eight Acts related to welfare were amended: welfare service at home was established by law, etc. |
1990 | 1990 | ||
| 1992 | Tokyo Metropolitan Higashiyamato Medical Center for the Severely Disabled was opened. (Higashiyamato, Tokyo) | 1992 | ||
| “The Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons” started | 1993 | 1993 | ||
| Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities was enacted: Basic Act for Countermeasures Concerning Mentally and Physically Handicapped Persons was revised and renamed. | ||||
| 1994 | Tokyo Metropolitan Kita Medical and Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped, Jhonan Branch (Ota, Tokyo) started day-care service for persons with SMID. | 1994 | TMTMC was planned as a new project. | |
| 1995 | Jhohoku Branch (Adachi, Tokyo) of Tokyo Metropolitan Kita Medical and Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped began day-care service for SMID persons. | 1995 | ||
| 1996 | Yotsugi Medical Center for the Severely Disabled was opened. (Katsushika, Tokyo) | 1996 | ||
| 1997 | In Tokyo Metropolitan Kita Medical and Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped, wards for children with SMID was added. (Kita Tokyo) | 1997 | ||
| 1998 | The basis to evaluate facilities and services for disabled children was developed by TMG. | 1998 | ||
| Social Welfare Act was enforced: social service system changed from administrative decision to individual contract, private social welfare operation was approved, etc. Child Abuse Prevention Act, Barrier-Free Transportation Act came into effect. |
2000 | 2000 | The plan of TMTMC took shape at the committee about Tokyo Metropolitan facilities for children with SMID: (1) a comprehensive ryoiku center, (2) a hub of support service for the disabled being cared for at home, (3) specialized ryoiku service for children with very SMID, (4) cooperation with local community. | |
| Civil Code Revision Act was implemented: adult guardianship system, etc. | ||||
| Social service system for the disabled changed from administrative decision to assistance benefit supply. | 2002 | 2002 | Entrusting TMTMC’s operation to a private social welfare corporation was accepted at the committee about operation for child welfare facilities. | |
| 2004 | 2004 | The management of TMTMC by C/P with SMID Assn. as a designated administrator was approved by the Metropolitan Assembly. | ||
| The preparatory office for establishing TMTMC was set up at TMG No.1 building. (The first director, Dr. Masataka Arima) | ||||
| Implementation of Act on Support for Persons with Development Disabilities: the developmental disabled excluding the intellectual disabled was legally defined and support for them became available. | 2005 | Tokyo Metropolitan Tobu Medical Center for the Severely Disabled was opened. (Koto, Tokyo) | 2005 | The opening ceremony was held with attendance of the Governor of Tokyo in November. |
| Parts of services at TMTMC started in December. | ||||
| Service and Support for Persons with Disabilities Act was enforced: service system was changed from assistance benefit supply to benefit principle, services became provided at the municipal level, unification of physical, intellectual, and mental disabilities. | 2006 | 2006 | TMTMC wholly went into practice in April. | |
| TMTMC’s PR magazine was first published. | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | A branch of Bokuto Special-needs School was opened and visiting class started. E-mail newsletter service began. | ||
| 2008 | 2008 | Day-care service for infants and preschooler was launched. | ||
| Amendment of Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities: instead of benefit principle, ability-to-pay principle was employed. | 2012 | 2012 | MRI was installed. | |
| Enforcement of Person with Disabilities Abuse Prevention Act. | 2013 | 2013 | Department of child neurology was added. | |
| Comprehensive Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act went into operation: independence of the disabled became to be supported. | ||||
| The ratification of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. | 2014 | 2014 | Dr. Makiko Kaga took office as the second director. Dr. Masataka Arima became the Honorary director of TMTMC. |
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| 2015 | 2015 | Tenth anniversary ceremony | ||
| Disability Discrimination Act took effect. Revised Handicapped Persons' Employment Promotion Act was implemented. |
2016 | 2016 | ||
| 2017 | 2017 | |||
| 2018 | 2018 | Hosting Japan Society of SMID (President :Dr.Yuji Iwasaki, Vice Diector) | ||
| The History of Children/Persons with SMID in postwar Japan | ||
| Pivotal nationwide and social events relate to SMID | Year | Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
| Dr. Teijyu Kobayashi started medical care and consultation for children with SMID at Japan Red Cross Maternity Hospital (Shibuya, Tokyo). | 1946 | |
| Child Welfare Act enforcement under the new constitution of postwar Japan. | 1948 | |
| Dr. Kobayashi launched “Gathering of Parents with SMID Children” which served later as a basis for “Nationwide Association for Children (Persons) with Severe Physical and Intellectual Disabilities”. | 1955 | |
| Japan National Council of Social Welfare created “a task force for children with SMID”, which was prompted by Dr. Kobayashi’s appeal. | 1958 | |
| “Akitsu Ryoiku-en” was established as a hospital for children with SMID by Kumakichi Kusano at Higashimurayama, Tokyo. | ||
| “Shimada Ryoiku-en (Shimada Ryoiku Center)” was opened as the first-ever facility for SMID children in Japan at Tama, Tokyo. (The first director: Dr. Teijyu Kobayashi) | 1961 | |
| The unprecedent government subsidization for “Shimada Ryoiku-en” as a facility for SMID children. (\4,000,000) | ||
| “Biwako-gakuen (Daiichi Biwako-gakuen)”, the second facility for SMID children in Japan, was founded by Kazuo Itoga at Kusatsu, Shiga. | 1963 | |
| Tsutomu Mizukami (a celebrated writer) contributed his opinion about SMID children to a widely read magazine, which caused a stir in society and government. | ||
| The vice-minister of Health and Welfare issued the circular notice about ryoiku for children with SMID: a part of expense for the children’s hospitalization came to be assisted by public. | ||
| “Nationwide Association for Children (Peaple) with Severe Physical and Intellectual Disabilities” was formed. | 1964 | |
| At the prime minister’s office, a social gathering about SMID children was held. | ||
| At Tokyo Metropolitan City Hall, a social gathering about SMID children with the Governor was held. | ||
| “Akitsu Ryoiku-en” was converted to a facility for children with SMID. | 1965 | |
| Appels at the second annual conference of the C/P with SMID Assn. led to the following-year conversion of national sanatoriums into facilities for children with SMID. | ||
| C/P with SMID Assn. turned into social welfare corporation. | 1966 | |
| Revision of Child Welfare Act: facilities for SMID children was positioned under the law. | 1967 | |
| “Murasaki-Aiikuen” was established in National Rehabilitation Center for Children with Disabilities. (Itabashi, Tokyo) | ||
| 1968 | Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Medical Center for the Severely Disabled was opened. (Fuchu, Tokyo) | |
| Basic Act for Countermeasures Concerning Mentally and Physically Handicapped Persons was enacted. | 1969 | |
| Day care service for handicapped children was launched. | 1972 | |
| 1974 | Tokyo metropolitan government made school for handicapped children obligatory. (The nation’s first) | |
| A study group as the basis of “Japanese Society on Severe Motor and Intellectual Disabilities” was inaugurated. | 1975 | |
| “Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons” was adopted at UN. | ||
| The vice-minister of Health and Welfare issued the circular notice about emergency protection for home-care persons with SMID: the persons, whose guardians get less able to fulfill their roles, are given immediate protection. | 1976 | |
| “International Year of the Child” | 1979 | |
| School for handicapped children was incorporated into the compulsory education system by the Government. | ||
| “International Year of Disabled Persons” | 1981 | |
| “UN Decade of Disabled Persons” started. | 1983 | |
| Physically Disabled Persons Welfare Act was revised: the ideal of the law was adjusted and persons with SMID became included. | ||
| Disability basic pension system was established. | 1986 | |
| Model project of day-care service for SMID persons started. Eight Acts related to welfare were amended: welfare service at home was established by law, etc. |
1990 | |
| 1992 | Tokyo Metropolitan Higashiyamato Medical Center for the Severely Disabled was opened. (Higashiyamato, Tokyo) | |
| “The Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons” started | 1993 | |
| Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities was enacted: Basic Act for Countermeasures Concerning Mentally and Physically Handicapped Persons was revised and renamed. | ||
| 1994 | Tokyo Metropolitan Kita Medical and Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped, Jhonan Branch (Ota, Tokyo) started day-care service for persons with SMID. | |
| 1995 | Jhohoku Branch (Adachi, Tokyo) of Tokyo Metropolitan Kita Medical and Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped began day-care service for SMID persons. | |
| 1996 | Yotsugi Medical Center for the Severely Disabled was opened. (Katsushika, Tokyo) | |
| 1997 | In Tokyo Metropolitan Kita Medical and Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped, wards for children with SMID was added. (Kita Tokyo) | |
| 1998 | The basis to evaluate facilities and services for disabled children was developed by TMG. | |
| Social Welfare Act was enforced: social service system changed from administrative decision to individual contract, private social welfare operation was approved, etc. Child Abuse Prevention Act, Barrier-Free Transportation Act came into effect. |
2000 | |
| Civil Code Revision Act was implemented: adult guardianship system, etc. | ||
| Social service system for the disabled changed from administrative decision to assistance benefit supply. | 2002 | |
| 2004 | ||
| Implementation of Act on Support for Persons with Development Disabilities: the developmental disabled excluding the intellectual disabled was legally defined and support for them became available. | 2005 | Tokyo Metropolitan Tobu Medical Center for the Severely Disabled was opened. (Koto, Tokyo) |
| Service and Support for Persons with Disabilities Act was enforced: service system was changed from assistance benefit supply to benefit principle, services became provided at the municipal level, unification of physical, intellectual, and mental disabilities. | 2006 | |
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 | ||
| Amendment of Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities: instead of benefit principle, ability-to-pay principle was employed. | 2012 | |
| Enforcement of Person with Disabilities Abuse Prevention Act. | 2013 | |
| Comprehensive Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act went into operation: independence of the disabled became to be supported. | ||
| The ratification of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. | 2014 | |
| 2015 | ||
| Disability Discrimination Act took effect. Revised Handicapped Persons' Employment Promotion Act was implemented. |
2016 | |
| 2017 | ||
| 2018 | ||
| The history of TMTMC | |
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| 1990 | |
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| 1993 | |
| 1994 | TMTMC was planned as a new project. |
| 1995 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | |
| 2000 | The plan of TMTMC took shape at the committee about Tokyo Metropolitan facilities for children with SMID: (1) a comprehensive ryoiku center, (2) a hub of support service for the disabled being cared for at home, (3) specialized ryoiku service for children with very SMID, (4) cooperation with local community. |
| 2002 | Entrusting TMTMC’s operation to a private social welfare corporation was accepted at the committee about operation for child welfare facilities. |
| 2004 | The management of TMTMC by C/P with SMID Assn. as a designated administrator was approved by the Metropolitan Assembly. |
| The preparatory office for establishing TMTMC was set up at TMG No.1 building. (The first director, Dr. Masataka Arima) | |
| 2005 | The opening ceremony was held with attendance of the Governor of Tokyo in November. |
| Parts of services at TMTMC started in December. | |
| 2006 | TMTMC wholly went into practice in April. |
| TMTMC’s PR magazine was first published. | |
| 2007 | A branch of Bokuto Special-needs School was opened and visiting class started. E-mail newsletter service began. |
| 2008 | Day-care service for infants and preschooler was launched. |
| 2012 | MRI was installed. |
| 2013 | Department of child neurology was added. |
| 2014 | Dr. Makiko Kaga took office as the second director. Dr. Masataka Arima became the Honorary director of TMTMC. |
| 2015 | Tenth anniversary ceremony |
| 2016 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | Hosting Japan Society of SMID (President :Dr.Yuji Iwasaki, Vice Diector) |