2020 Volume 60 Issue 4 Pages 28-41
This research explores the framework of care ideology among people with serious physical and speech impairments, which has not previously been elucidated. To achieve this, the study will examine the care ideology and practices of the President of the Hyogo Aoi-Shiba-no-Kai, Takashi Sawada.The first section of this research will focus on the arguments of Kouichi Yokozuka, who played a central role in the development of Aoi-Shiba-no-Kai. In the same section, we will also consider Aoi-Shiba-no-Kai’s position on issues such as “Denial of Able-Bodied Civilization” and “the thesis that care workers must function as the hands and feet of disabled persons.” In the second section, this paper explores the ways in which Sawada’s practice was influenced by Yokozuka’s ideas. The third section will clarify the limitations and challenges in practicing the care ideology promoted by Aoi-Shiba-no-Kai, especially those encountered by Sawada, who had severe speech disabilities himself. As the caregivers’ interpretations were formed by the attributes of the president of the Hyogo-Aoi-Shiba-no-Kai, the problem that arose between them was sharpened. As the conclusion of this research, the fourth section will consider care ideology in “people with serious physical and speech impairments” based on Sawada’s care ideology and practice.
