TODA Shoko

Multicultural Coexistence? The case of Ishinomaki International Symposium
Sunday June 21 1 pm
Ishinomaki｜Former Kankeimaru Shoten, 3-6-9 Chuo, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture

Shoko Toda appears as a representative of TEAWASENOHARA. After graduating from Miyagi University of Education’s Teacher Training Course for School Teachers for the Disabled, she worked as an elementary school teacher in Iwate Prefecture, and then as a classroom teacher at a support school and other schools, educating children with disabilities. She is the mother of a child with severe autism and intellectual disabilities. After the Great East Japan Earthquake, she has continued to work with children with disabilities and their families in Ishinomaki City and Higashimatsushima City through “Teawasenohara” activities, expanding the circle of activities in cooperation with welfare facilities and organizations in and outside of the prefecture. She has learned a lot from activities in which diverse people create expressions together, and now spends her time feeling that “expressing oneself” is indispensable for living.

戸田 祥子:
てあわせのはら代表
宮城教育大学教育学部養護学校教員養成課程卒業後、岩手県の小学校教諭を経て、支援学校などで学級担任として障害のある子どもたちの教育を行う。重度の自閉症を伴う知的障害のある子どもの母親でもある。震災後は石巻市・東松島市で障害のある子どもたちや家族と一緒に「てあわせ・のはら」の活動を継続し、県内外の福祉施設や団体と連携しながら活動。「自分を表現する」ことが、生きていくのに欠かせないことだと感じながら過ごしている。