ePARA Co., Ltd.
ePARA cooperates in the operation of the event “Kokoro Barrier Free 2023 x eSports” hosted by Ebina City
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ePARA Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Toda City, Saitama Prefecture, Representative Director: Daiki Kato), which advocates barrier-free e-sports, will hold an event sponsored by Ebina City that will be held at Ebina City Imaizumi Elementary School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. We will cooperate in the operation of “Barrier Free for the Heart 2023”.
This event will include a talk show with representative Daiki Kato and our employee NAOYA, a blind e-sports player, as well as trial sessions for fighting games, soccer games, and puzzle games with people with disabilities.
concept
Ebina City’s “Mental Barrier Free 2023” is being implemented with the aim of “creating a city where people with disabilities can be properly understood by local residents and living as members of society, and where everyone can feel safe and promoting mental health.” .
This time, representative Kato and blind e-sports player NAOYA will hold a talk session with the theme, “You can gain experience no matter the situation! There is a place where you can be active!”
In addition, we will hold mini-seminars on how to interact with the Internet, e-sports experience sessions (fighting games, soccer games, puzzle games) with people with disabilities, sales of disability welfare service businesses, and parasports experiences.
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■NAOYA Profile
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He is a congenitally blind e-sports player who mainly plays fighting games. In “Street Fighter 6”, he uses accessibility features to perform special moves and participates in numerous events. In addition to being an e-sports player, he is also active as a voice actor and narrator as the business manager of ePARA’s audio production service “ePARA Voice.”
Related information:
Barrier-free e-sports ePARA collaborates on the sound design of “Street Fighter 6” released on June 2nd
https://epara.jp/news-streetfighter6-230501/
ePARA Voice https://voice.epara.co.jp/
Mini seminar “Protect yourself from internet crime”
Representative Kato will talk about how to interact with the Internet from a parent’s perspective. The outline is as follows.
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■ Daiki Kato Profile
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Representative director of ePARA Co., Ltd. Director of the NPO Citizen Guardianship Support Association.
After working as a national civil servant (court staff) for 8 years, he changed jobs to the welfare industry and then established ePARA Co., Ltd. Advocate for barrier-free esports. Father of two children. e-sports trial session
We will conduct exchanges through e-sports with people with
disabilities. The game genres to be played are as follows.
◆Fighting
◆Soccer
◆Puzzle
Inquiries regarding this article
We are always looking for inquiries regarding this article, companies, individuals, people with disabilities, and people with disabilities who would like to work together to support ePARA’s activities. Please contact us using the contact information below.
ePARA Co., Ltd. Public Relations Department
Inquiry form: https://epara.jp/contact/
E-mail: info@epara.jp
Tel: 03-4400-2855
ePARA Co., Ltd. Overview
◆Representative Director: Daiki Kato
◆Head office location: 1-14-8 Shimomae, Toda City, Saitama Prefecture ◆Business purpose: ePARA aims to make people around the world aware of the “spirit and power to overcome difficulties and limitations” through the management of tournaments and events, the fulfillment of commissioned work, the promotion of employment of people with disabilities, and the dissemination of information on these matters. We aim to realize a society where everyone can shine.
●Business details
1. Barrier-free esports business
2. Employment support project for people with disabilities
3. Social demonstration and co-creation/research and development support project HP: https://epara.co.jp/
Barrier-free e-sports news site: https://epara.jp/
●Partner companies
・Magical sofa “Yogibo” that is so comfortable you won’t be able to move https://yogibo.jp/
・“Craftsmanship” BTO PC “Cycom”
https://www.sycom.co.jp/
・BPO/Outsourcing “Bewith”
https://www.bewith.net/
・Let’s increase the volume of your heart. “JOYSOUND”
https://xing.co.jp/
●Related media: Society changes because of everyone’s individuality. Cotonal (Yahoo Japan Corporation)
https://cotonaru.yahoo.co.jp/
●X (old Twitter)
・Teru (Barrier-free e-sports ePARA official)
https://twitter.com/ePARA_official
・Daiki Kato
https://twitter.com/koken_3
・Barrier-free project team “Fortia” from ePARA
https://twitter.com/b_fortia
・ePARA Global Station
https://twitter.com/ePARA_Global