Invited Speakers

Ms. Keiko Ohta was born in Osaka in 1974. After graduating from Kansai University, she joined Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd. She conducted research on the views on disability of persons with "moderate" degree of physical disability who did not require assistance in everyday life, and obtained a doctoral degree (Doctor of Philosophy) from Osaka City University in 2009. She is a visiting researcher at Ritsumeikan University's Kinugasa Research Organization since 2010. She has been participating in the Inclusive Design Workshop as a disabled user since 2005, and has been involved in Tanpopo No Ie's inclusive design projects and research since 2007.

• (Report) "Investigation and research on inclusive design approach to create a framework for user participation in design," the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare project for promoting health and welfare of disabled persons (2009)
• (Report) "Investigation and research on development of user education programs in inclusive design," a project funded by The Mitsubishi Foundation (2007–2009)
• (Paper) Ohta, Keiko (2008), "Discourse on 'learning' of people with disability: from interview on users after the Inclusive Design Workshop," Nihon Volunteer Gakkai, 2008, pp.100-115