Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
~Employment Guide for Employers and Persons with Disabilities~
Supporting the Employment of Persons with Disabilities
In this brochure, information including employment status of persons with disabilities as well as disability employment measures and services in Japan is provided.
1 Overview of Persons with Disabilities and Their Employment
Number of Persons with Disabilities and Actual Employment Situation
Employment Situation (Employment Rate) of Persons with Disabilities
Situation of Employment Placement for Persons with Disabilities
Overview of Persons with Disabilities and Their Employment (PDF 508KB)
2 Law for Employment Promotion, etc. of the Disabled
Scope of Persons with Disabilities
Vocational Rehabilitation
Public Employment Office (Hello Work)
Vocational Rehabilitation Centers for Persons with Disabilities
Employment and Life Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities (246 centers)
Vocational Ability Development Centers for Persons with Disabilities (13 national and 6 prefectural centers)
Obligation to Employ Persons with Physical and/or Intellectual Disabilities
Employment Quota System for Persons with Disabilities
Special Calculation Method of Employment Rate for Subsidiaries
Levy and Grant System for Employing Persons with Disabilities
Guidance for Meeting the Employment Quota
Other Measures
Law for Employment Promotion ,etc. of the Disabled (PDF 622KB)
3 Organizations Which Support the Employment of Persons with Disabilities
Hello Work (Public Employment Office)
Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (JEED)
1.Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities
2.Large Region Vocational Rehabilitation Centers for Persons with Disabilities and Vocational Ability Development Centers for Persons with Disabilities
3.JEED Area Offices
Employment and Life Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities
Vocational Ability Development Centers for Persons with Disabilities
Support Centers for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Consultation and Support Centers for Intractable Diseases
Prefectural Associations for Employment Support
Organizations Which Support the Employment of Persons with Disabilities (PDF 585KB)
4 Various Assistance for Employment of Persons with Disabilities
Support Menu
Work Preparation and Training
Work Preparation Support
Work Transition Support Program
Work Adaptation Training
Public Vocational Training
Contracted Training Suited to the Abilities of Persons with Disabilities
Support for Seeking Employment, for Pre-Employment and When Settling In
Trial Employment Program
Support by Job Coaches
Step-Up Employment for Persons with Mental Disabilities
Comprehensive Employment Support for Persons with Mental Disabilities
Support When Leaving/Changing Jobs, and Support for Reemployment
Type-A Support Program for Continuation of Work
Type-B Support Program for Continuation of Work
Support for Persons with Disabilities Working at Home
Provision of Knowhow on Disability Employment
Reference Service for Disability Employment
Training Relating to Employment of Persons with Disabilities
Provision of Various Types of Advice/Information on Employment
Employment Management Support Program
Promotion of Job-related Assistive Technology
Subsidies for Disability Employment
Grant for employment development for hard-to-employ job applicants
First Step Encouragement Rewards
Grant for Facilitating the Establishment of Special Subsidiaries
Grant for Facilitating the Disability Employment by Cooperative Associations
Grant for Employment Development of Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Grant for Employment Development of Persons with Intractable Diseases
Grants Under the Levy and Grant System
Tax Incentives for Companies Employing Persons with Disabilities
Various Assistance for Employment of Persons with Disabilities (PDF 2,463KB)
Reference Materials
Degree of Physical Disabilities (Attached Table 5 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Law for the Welfare of Persons with Physical Disabilities)
Exclusion Rates
National Institute of Vocational Rehabilitation (NIVR)
Large Region Vocational Rehabilitation Centers for Persons with Disabilities
JEED Area Offices
Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities
Employment and Life Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities
Vocational Ability Development Centers for Persons with Disabilities
Support Centers for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Support Centers for Intractable Disease
Prefectural Associations for Employment Support
Support Organizations for Persons with Disabilities Working at Home
Grants under the Levy and Grant System
Check List for Work Transition Support and Check List for Employment Support