Story: Ishinomaki Shoshinkai Foundation, Kujira no Shippo Vocational Support Center for the Disabled
Trainee: Ms. Ayako Ogawa (woman/ age 29 at the time/ mental disability)
Manager: Ms. Kayoko Abe
Employee: Mr. Takamasa Tada
Kujira no Shippo Group Home Himawari, Life Support Staff Ms. Yasuko Abe
I heard you were in the shelter until summer or so.
Kayoko: We were the last ones to leave.
First the non-disabled people started moving into temporary housing. The number of evacuees gradually decreased, and once all the non-disabled people finished evacuating, evacuations to the Seiyu-kan Building were called off. We were surprised as we were still living in the workshop.
Yasuko: It was already closed.
Tada: The temporary group home still wasn’t finished at that time, right?
Kayoko: It was September when the temporary group home was completed and we moved. We were hit by a big typhoon in fall that year. We had just moved two days before and were finally settled in. It was the time when we were like, wow, I can sleep in my own room now, right?
Ogawa: Yes.
Kayoko: I was relieved there were no major damages. But I think they really put up with a lot.
Is Ms. Ogawa usually the type who tries really hard?
Kayoko: Yeah, with work. She helps everyone too.
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