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Supporting the Improvement of the Direction Board System of a Special-Needs School Utilizing Universal Design
The OKI Group supported the renewal of the direction board system of Tokyo Metropolitan Hachioji Higashi Special-needs School. Since the school has committed to creating a learning environment that assists the visual function of challenged students, it has organized a special project team and addressed the improvement of the direction board system at the school since fiscal 2010. Universal Design Department of OKI and OKI WorkWell , a special purpose subsidiary of the OKI Group, have worked with the school for this project, conducted an on-site survey, analyzed the circulation in the school and students' viewing habit, and designed a direction board with pictograms. We also offered our advice on the appropriate installation position for the direction board in order to secure adequate visibility for both wheelchair users and walkers. We will continue to support the school's project to assist the visual function of its students.
Direction board with pictograms
Tree-Planting Project in Shenzhen, China
Tree-planting project in Zhongshan Park, Shenzhen , China
OKI Electric Industry (Shenzhen), a manufacturer of ATMs and printers in China, carried out a tree-planting project in Zhongshan Park, Sehnzhen for the first time in March 2011.
Since its inception in 2001, the company has been active in environmental conservation activities from both business and social contribution aspects. Such activities include the establishment of an environmental management system and voluntary cleanups around its production site.
The purposes of the company's first tree-planting project, in which 45 employees planted peach seedlings, were to help preserve the scenery of the park, make a contribution to the local community, and raise the environmental consciousness of its employees.
Supporting Elementary Schools for Mountain Tribes in Northern Thailand
OKI Precision (Thailand), the group's production site in northern Thailand has visited elementary schools in villages of mountain tribes to donate supplies since 2009.
In December 2010, approximately 30 employees of the company including its president visited an elementary school for children of the Karen,one of the mountain tribes in Thailand.
The employees donated an antenna for satellite broadcasting, school supplies, toys and used clothes.
Furthermore, they installed a water filtration system in order to prevent health hazards caused by drinking undrinkable water from the mountains as a gift form the company.
OKI supports the construction of a new building and the renovation of existing classrooms for an elementary school in Shanxi Province, China
OKI provided support for a reconstruction project for Fu Jia Pan Primary School in Yu He Mao Township, Yu Lin County, Shanxi Province, China, a joint project involving OKI and five of its local companies executed under the Special Plan Project organized by Foster Parents Plan Japan. Calling for the construction of a two-story school building and the renovation of existing classrooms, the project was officially completed on June 8, 2006, when a completion ceremony was held. In addition to new building construction and classroom renovations, the project adds restrooms, a school gate and peripheral walls, and a drinking water facility. Teaching materials and library books were also donated as part of the project.
New two-story school building
From left: School principal, student representative, and (then) Senior Vice President Naoki Sato