Lean on Me Begins Providing 'Special Learning' Training Videos to the Okinawa Prefectural Association for the Welfare of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, Streamlining Renewal Training for Service Managers and Child Development Support Managers

Lean on Me Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Takatsuki City, Osaka; CEO: Shunsuke Shimura; hereinafter 'Lean on Me'), which works on solving social issues through 'IncluTech', has provided training videos from its 'Special Learning' platform to participants of the renewal training for Service Managers and Child Development Support Managers organized by the Okinawa Prefectural Association for the Welfare of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities.

*IncluTech is a coined term combining Inclusion and Technology, referring to technology that realizes the inclusion of diversity among social issues, at a time of growing interest in the SDGs.

Comment from Mr. Takao Chinen, Okinawa Prefectural Association for the Welfare of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

The renewal training for Service Managers and Child Development Support Managers in Okinawa Prefecture has been commissioned to the Okinawa Prefectural Association for the Welfare of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities since 2021.

Previously, participants were asked to watch videos on the remuneration revision beforehand, but these videos were created by association executives.

While there was a desire to provide participants with the latest information, recreating videos from scratch was difficult, so from this fiscal year, the association requested Lean on Me to provide the videos.

Training Video Provided

SL190: Thorough Explanation! FY2024 Remuneration Revision - Overall Disability Welfare Edition

This training video is an excerpt of highly popular content from Lean on Me's main service, the e-learning platform 'Special Learning'.

It will be provided to participants of the Okinawa Prefecture Service Manager and Child Development Support Manager Renewal Training (8 sessions total) scheduled for FY2026.

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The video covers the highly relevant topics of 'Amendments to the Comprehensive Support Law for Persons with Disabilities and the Child Welfare Law' and 'Remuneration Revision' in the disability welfare field. The lecturer is Mr. Aoi Matamura, current Managing Director and Secretary General of the National Association of Hand in Hand Parent Organizations for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and former official of the Cabinet Office. (Information in the video is as of April 2024.)

About 'Special Learning'

Content list: https://portal.special-learning.jp/categorylist?page=1&sort=ASC

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This is an e-learning platform for staff working in disability welfare services.

It was developed from the desire to solve the 'difficulty of managing training amid labor shortages' and 'difficulty of standardizing knowledge' that CEO Shimura personally experienced while working at a residential facility for people with disabilities, aiming to create a system where even the basics of disabilities and support can be easily learned.

The platform offers over 2,000 training videos covering mandatory training such as abuse prevention and infection control, as well as disability basics, management, and systems, providing comprehensive information necessary for those working in the welfare industry.

A key feature is that lecturers are leading experts, including the chairman of the Autism Society, a former Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare abuse prevention specialist, and heads of national research institutions.

About the Okinawa Prefectural Association for the Welfare of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

The Okinawa Prefectural Association for the Welfare of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities is an organization established to promote the welfare of persons with intellectual disabilities (including children). As of April 2022, 43 organizations within Okinawa Prefecture are members.

The association conducts various activities including training sessions, lectures, exchange programs, and public relations/awareness activities.

About Lean on Me Co., Ltd.

Lean on Me is a startup that standardizes education in disability welfare through DX, aiming to create an environment where everyone involved with disabilities can correctly learn about disabilities and support.

Centered on its main service, the e-learning platform 'Special Learning', the company provides video materials and training programs supervised by experts, supporting the improvement of 'disability understanding' and 'support skills' in welfare facilities, local governments, and general companies.

The company is expanding its activities as a promoter of inclusion in Japan, including being responsible for formulating universal service guidelines and staff training for the 2025 Japan International Exposition (Osaka-Kansai Expo).

Lean on Me Co., Ltd. Company Overview

Location: (Head Office) 11-7-217 Takatsuki-cho, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-0803

(Osaka Branch) 1-9-20 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka 532-0011, Shinnakajima Building 8F GH

(Tokyo Branch) 5-9-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza B

TEL: 072-648-4438

Established: April 1, 2014

Capital: 313.8 million yen (including reserves)

Representative: Representative Director Shunsuke Shimura

URL: https://leanonme.co.jp

Business Activities

・E-learning 'Special Learning' for deepening understanding of people with disabilities ・E-learning for inclusive employment 'Special Learning for Business' ・Shift creation tool specialized for disability welfare 'Special Shift' ・Certified qualifications specialized for intellectual disabilities 'Intellectual Disability Support Specialist' and 'Intellectual Disability Communication Supporter'

・'Free seminar hosting' on disability welfare

Contact for this release: Lean on Me Public Relations Office

TEL: 072-648-4438

E-mail: [email protected]