Membership

I. Types of Membership

i. Regular Members
  1. Bachelor's or higher degree of education is required.
  2. A minimum 2 years of experience in relevant sphere is required.
ii. Subscribing Members of the English Issues
  1. Fulfilling the same requirements as for regular members is required.
  2. Living abroad is required.

II. Procedures for obtaining full membership and for withdrawing from the Association

How to apply for admission

  1. Step 1: Submit the Membership Application Form
    Please complete and submit the online Membership Application Form.
  2. Step 2: Review by the Board of Directors
    Your application will be reviewed by the Board of Directors.
    Please note that approval may take some time depending on the meeting schedule.
  3. Step 3: Receive the Membership Approval Notification
    Once your application has been approved, you will receive a Membership Approval Email.
  4. Step 4: Log in to the Member Portal
    After receiving the approval email, please log in to your Member Portal (My Page).
  5. Step 5: Payment of Fees
    Please pay the Admission Fee and Annual Membership Fee via your Member Portal.
    Payment is accepted by credit card.
  6. Step 6: Membership Activation
    Your membership will be officially activated upon confirmation of payment.
    You will then be able to access member services and benefits.
Membership Application Form

Withdrawal from the association

  1. As a general rule, withdrawal from the Association in the middle of a year is not permitted. Withdrawals are accepted if the application is received before the end of April of the current year.
  2. If the annual membership fee is not remitted, the Japanese Journal of Special Education will not be sent.
  3. When the annual membership fee is not remitted for two years consecutively, withdrawal procedures will be undertaken.

III. Student membership fee discount

A regular member enrolled in an educational institution such as a graduate school or specialist course is eligible for a membership fee discount by following a prescribed procedure.

If you want to apply for the student membership fee discount, please follow the procedure below. If anything is unclear, please contact the administrative office of the Association.

Eligibility criteria

Regular members enrolled in educational institutions such as graduate schools and specialist courses (graduate students, graduate research students, Postgraduate Diploma Course for Special Needs Education students, students of training institutions for speech therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, orthoptists, etc.)

Example: Students of College of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities

Discount details

The annual membership fee is discounted from 10,000 yen to 5,000 yen. The discount is only valid for the applied fiscal year, and students are requested to apply every year. There are no differences in conditions, such as participation in activities or distribution of publications.

Application procedure

Please upload a copy of your Certificate of Enrollment through the Membership Application Form.

Cautions on the procedure

Please apply after the beginning of the fiscal year of application, which starts in April.
If the criteria are not met, the annual membership fee will be 10,000 yen. In this case, the administrative office will contact you by email. Please pay the remaining 5,000 yen immediately.

IV. Use of personal data

The registered data will not be used except for eligibility examination, membership fee billing, communication from the Association, and member list.