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Handbook for the Physically Handicapped: Visual impairment Grade 5

Last Updated February 13, 2024

The main services available are as follows.

Support for home life

  1. Collection of contact with household garbageoversized garbage
    ※People living alone who cannot take out garbage

Daily life tools and assistive devices

  1. Benefits and lending of daily life equipment ※Others from incurable disease
    →There is a burden depending on income and income limit
  2. Delivery and repair of assistive devices
    →There is a burden depending on income and income limit
  3. Training, assistance equipment creation and purchase costs ※Those under the age of 18 who are deemed to be effective in training and assistance
    →There is a burden depending on income

Service to support going out

  1. Dispatch of interpreters and assistants for deafblind persons ※The degree of disability due to overlap between visual and hearing is grade 2 or higher
  2. Fare Discount (JR)
  3. Fare Discount (Private Railways)
  4. Fare Discount (Bus/Subway)
  5. Taxi fare discount ※Person who has identification of medical care certificate, registrant ID
  6. Discounts on toll road tolls ※2 Persons with disabilities are only self-driving
  7. Fare Discount (Domestic Airways) ※Those who are 12 years or older
  8. Discounts on car parking lots ※Discounts vary depending on the degree of disability
  9. Exemption from parking fees for bicycle parking lots

Medical care

  1. Independence support medical care (upbringing medical care) ※elementary school student under the age of 18
    →There is a burden depending on income and income limit
  2. Independence support medical care (rehabilitation medical care) ※Holders of disability certificate 18 years or older
    →There is a burden depending on income and income limit

Benefits, pension, etc.

  1. Child care allowance for children with disabilities (congenital disability or abnormality expressed within 2 years after birth) ※Applicable to Yokohama National Health Insurance members
  2. Loans for housing extension and renovation expenses (life welfare funds) ※There are other conditions and examination
    →Income restrictions
  3. Loan of skill acquisition funds (life welfare funds) ※There are other conditions and examination
    →Income restrictions

Taxes, utilities, etc.

  1. Income tax deduction for persons with disabilities
  2. Tax exemption for city prefectural tax
    →Income restrictions
  3. Deduction for persons with disabilities in city and prefectural tax
  4. Deductions for persons with disabilities
  5. Reduction of light motor vehicles tax (keijidosha-zei)
  6. Maruyu (no interest rate on small deposits, etc.) System
  7. Exemption from NHK broadcast reception fees ※All household heads, contractors and household members are exempt from tax exemption
  8. Exemption from NTT telephone number guidance fee

In addition, there are services that can be used for consultation desks, nursing and education, training, employment and employment, sports, culture and recreation, promotion of local activities, facilities, organizations and volunteers for persons with disabilities.

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