Dr. Kamal Lamichhane: Inequity in Education & Schools for People with Disabilities
On April 28th, 2021, The American School in Japan welcomed Dr. Kamal Lamichanne as a speaker for our panel discussion: Inequity in Education and Schools for People with Disabilities.
Dr. Kamal Lamichhane is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Human Sciences at the University of Tsukuba, Japan. He is also an affiliated researcher at the University of Tokyo. His fields of research are disability studies, the economics of education, inclusive education, education policy and disability, and disaster risk reduction. His book, entitled Disability, Education and Employment in Developing Countries: from Charity to Investment, received the Japan Society for International Development (JASID) incentive award in 2016. He was chosen as one of ten outstanding young persons of the world (TOYP) for 2018 in the category of academic leadership and accomplishment by the Junior Chamber International (JCI). Dr. Lamichhane earned his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo. He is the first person with a visual impairment from his home country, Nepal, to receive a doctorate. Due to his visual impairments, Dr. Lamichhane could not receive education until he turned 12. (Harvard-Yeching Institue, n.d.)
To learn more about Dr. Lamichhane and his work, visit:
Harvard Yenching Institute: https://www.harvard-yenching.org/person/kamal-lamichhane/
University of Tsukuba: https://www.harvard-yenching.org/person/kamal-lamichhane/
2018 JCI TOYP Honoree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8NugXHo_LY
