Mission

はじめに

ひびきの会は1998年にNGO/NPOとして、設立されました。

会の目的は、身体障害者、高齢者、健常者の区別無く、英語とコンピュター教育によって、国際性豊かなコミュニケーション力をつけることです。

さらに、身障者や,高齢者が社会の中で自立し、共生できるよう支援しています。
そして、車いすの使用者、視覚障害者、他諸々の障害者が、不自由なく公共交通が使えて、住居の心配をしなくてよい社会を目指しています。

ひびきの会は毎週、日曜日の午前は英語、午後はコンピュターを教えています。
ひびきの会は、会員の奨学資金の援助もしています。

「大志を抱け」を会のモットーとしています。

創設者 ウォルト・スピラム

Founders Mission Statement

Echo Society or Hibiki no Kai was founded in 1998 as a non-profit NGO to teach the English language and computer skills to the disabled, elderly and general public for improved communication in the international global world.  

Echo Society also promotes inclusion of the disabled and elderly in society, independent living, community integration and transportation/accommodation accessibility for wheelchairs, the blind and other persons with disabilities. Echo Society has weekly Sunday meetings in Hachioji‘s Create Hall with English classes in the mornings and computer workshops every afternoon.  We also have social activities and sponsor some educational scholarships for our members.  Our motto is “Be Ambitious.” 

Walt Spillum, Founder/Executive Director, Echo Society,
Hibiki no Kai Hachioji Japan.

2 thoughts on “Mission

  1. Ladies and gentlemen,

    by chance I found your homepage and I will discribe my concern. My nephew is an 20 year old german who is visually impaired. He will be blind in a few years, caused by an genetic defect. His great wish is to visit Japan, especially Tokio in 2016, becaus since he´s 13 he´s interested in mangas, anime and out of this interest he started to learn the japanese language and reading all about the japanese culture. His father now like to travel with him to Tokio for 10 or 14 days, but there are so many offers in the internet by travel agencies so they are overloaded with planning there trip. So I serched in the internet for unions or groups in Japan for blinds or handicaped organisations which possibly could support us with informations.
    My concern is to find perhaps someone who can gives us information about accomodation in Tokio which have practice with visually impaired people or blinds, and is not so expensive. Or could give me information about travel agencies in Tokio which are use to handle the special requirements for such a handicaped boy. His father is a little anxious if his son could do also some small trips on his own behave, because he would like to explore some places in Tokio alone.

    So my question is, if you can support me with some information about the travel or in giving me some tips of organisations, which could support me.

    Thank you in advance for your kind answer.

    Best personal regards

    Wilhelm Beckers, Herzebrock, Germany

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