A 36-year-old man with physical disabilities has been working to help schools understand that children with special needs should be allowed to attend regular classes if they wish to do so.Takashi Ono, who has cerebral palsy, a form of brain damage stemming from premature birth, can hardly move his body parts nor speak. Yet, he is capable of communicating his thoughts by writing a message with his index finger on the palm of a caretaker's hand.In late May, Ono, who uses a wheelchair, met with parents of children going to Ida Elementary School in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, in …READ FULL ARTICLE
