広島大学

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

• 2020/04/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lecturer
• 2018/04/01, 2020/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Associate Professor
• 2014/03/01, 2018/03/31, University of Tsukuba, Faculty of Human Sciences, Assistant Professor
• 2012/04/01, 2014/02/28, Tsukuba University of Technology, Research and Support Center on Higher Education for People with Disabilities, Research Associate
• 2008/04/01, 2011/03/31, Japan Society of the Promotion for Science, Research Fellowship for Young Scientists(DC1)

Educational Backgrounds

• University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Doctoral Program in Disability Sciences, 2008/04, 2015/03
• University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Doctoral Program in Disability Sciences, 2006/04, 2008/03
• University of Tsukuba, Master's Program in Education, Special Education, Japan, 2004/04, 2006/03
• University of Tsukuba, College of Human Sciences, Psychology, 1998/04, 2002/03

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D in Disability Sciences, University of Tsukuba
• Master of Disability Sciences, University of Tsukuba
• Master of Education, University of Tsukuba

In Charge of Primary Major Programs

• Special Support School Teacher Education

Research Fields

• Social sciences;Education;Special needs education

Affiliated Academic Societies

• Japan Society on the History of Blind Education, 2012/10
• the Japanese Association of Special Educatoin
• the Japanese Association of Educational Psychology
• Association of Disability Sciences, Japan
• Japanese Association of Education for Students with Low Vision
• Japanese Association for Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

1. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Prior Teaching for the Practical Study at the Elementary School A
3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practical Study at the Elementary School I
4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Introduction to Care Practice
5. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Special Needs Education
6. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Introduction to Primary School Teaching Practice
7. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practical Study at the Elementary School I
8. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Introduction to Universal Design for Learning
9. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Fumdamentals of Education for Children with Visual Impairments
10. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Instractional Methods of "Autonomous Activities"(JIRITSU-KATSUDO) for Students with Visual Impairments II
11. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, The Theory and Practice of Braille I
12. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, The Theory and Practice of Braille II
13. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Introduction of Teaching Practice in Special Needs Schools
14. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Teaching Practice in Special Needs Schools
15. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Methods of Research on Special Needs Education I
16. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Methods of Research on Special Needs Education II
17. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Study in Graduation Thesis
18. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Teaching Methods for Students with Visual Impairments
19. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Methods for Developing Instructional Materials for Students with Visual Impairments
20. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practical Study at the Elementary School II
21. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Introduction to Care Practice
22. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Teaching Practice at Kindergarden
23. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Special Needs Education
24. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Educational Sciences and Society
25. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Educational Sciences and Society
26. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Advanced Study in Special Needs Education
27. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Study in Special Needs Education
28. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Further Study in Learning and Curriculum Development
29. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Practical Study in Special Needs Education
30. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Further Study in Instructional Methods for Children with Visual Impairment
31. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Seminar on Visual Impairment
32. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Field Research in Teacher Education I (Instruction in Special Needs Education)
33. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Seminar on Research Methods of Children with Disabilities I
34. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Special Study on Graduation Thesis
35. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Introduction to Education for Children with Visual Impairments
36. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Teaching Practice in Special Support Schools
37. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Seminar on Research Methods of Children with Disabilities II
38. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Study in Research of Special Needs Education I
39. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Special Study in Special Needs Education
40. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Further Study in Instructional Methods for Children with Visual Impairments II

Research Activities

Academic Papers

1. The conditions of use, roles, and difficulties of Braille music A questionnaire survey of people with visual impairments engaged in music activities, 16, 13-22, 20210301
2. ★, The Conditions of Dot-size and Dot-pitch of Embossed Dotted Line to be Recognized as Continuous or Dotted, 38, 131-136, 201403
3. Elementary and Lower Secondary School Students with Visual Impairments Cope with School Difficulties : Focus on Learning School Subjects, 37, 1-12, 201303
4. ★, Survey on the Production Method of Tactile Graphics by Technicians of Braille Publishing House, Japanese journal of disability sciences, 37, 77-89, 201303
5. Effects of Dot Pitch and Dot Size on the Discriminability of Dotted Lines in Braille Graphics, The Japanese Journal of Special Education, 48(5), 337-349, 20110131
6. The effects of distance-between-dots and dot-size on legibility of the embossed dotted line in people with severe visual impairment, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Low Vision, 94.3, 200807
7. An international comparison of education for students with Visual Impairment in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and India: From an educational ecosystem perspective, SY2-4, 20250913

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

1. Comparison of tactile materials for math education between Germany and Japan, Mayu Mori, Mayumi Aoyagi, Kozue Handa, Hisae Miyauchi, Mayumi Aoyagi, Kozue Handa, Hisae Miyauchi, Tactile Reading & Graphics Conference 2025, 2025/06/02, Without Invitation, English, Amsterdam, Netherland
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2. An International Attempt to Sharing Resources for Visually Impaired Children: Regarding the Picture Book, "Join the dots: Alex and Lilani discover the world of letters", Kozue HANDA, Mayu MORI, Mayumi AOYAGI, Hisae MIYAUCHI, Kozue HANDA, Mayumi AOYAGI, Hisae MIYAUCHI, Tactile Reading & Graphics Conference 2025, 2025/06/03, Without Invitation, English, Tactile Reading 2025, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, Netherland
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External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

1. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Development of tools and techniques that foster graphicacy skills in STEM education among students with visual impairment in mainstream school settings, 2023/10/01, 2027/03/31
2. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Development of tools and techniques that foster graphicacy skills in STEM education among students with visual impairment in mainstream school settings, 2023/10/01, 2027/03/31
3. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Development of tools and techniques that foster graphicacy skills in STEM education among students with visual impairment in mainstream school settings, 2023/10/01, 2027/03/31
4. 2018/04/01, 2022/03/31
5. 2014, 2017
6. 2013, 2017
7. 2022/04/01, 2025/03/31
8. 2022/04/01, 2025/03/31

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

1. Editorial committee member, 2024/08, 2028/08
2. Editorial committee member, 2024/02, 2024/03
3. editorial board, 2020/08, 2024/08, The Japanese Association of Special Education

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

1. The 57th Conference of the Japanese Association of Special Education, member of committee, 2019/09, 2019/09

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

1. 2023, Japanese Journal of Higher Education and Disability, Others, 1
2. 2021, Journal of Special Education Research, Others, Editorial committee member, 5
3. 2021, Japanese Journal of Disability Sciences, Others, 2
4. 2020, Journal of Special Education Research, Others, 1
5. 2020, Japanese Journal of Disability Sciences, Others, 2
6. 2020, Japanese Journal of Disability Sciences, Others, 2
7. 2019, Japanese Journal of Disability Sciences, Others, 1
8. 2018, Japanese journal of disability sciences, Others, 3
9. 2017, Japanese journal of disability sciences, Others, 3