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Yokohama City Special Needs School for the Blind

　"Koi desu! ~Yankee-kun to Shirakujo Girl~", which is being broadcast on NTV from 10:00 every Wednesday, is a drama featuring a low-sighted high school student. Yokohama Municipal Special Needs School for the Blind is used as the stage. Our school has a history of about 130 years. We carry out educational activities for visually impaired infants and students.

　There are totally blind people who cannot see at all, and people with low vision who have difficulty seeing, but most of the students at our school have low vision. About this amblyopia, our school's official character "Simon" and three staff members with amblyopia "Miyuki" and "Machiko" will talk about amblyopia.

This time, we will talk about self-checkouts and touch panels, which are increasing due to the impact of the new coronavirus infection.

　If you happen to meet me, please read it.

Click here for the previous article: [Series] Let's cook using convenient goods!

*Click here for past serial articles: "Koi desu! ~Yankee-kun and White Cane Girl~" Filming location Yokohama Municipal Special Needs School for the Blind

Hotspot Miyuki Vision looks like this

Hotspot Machiko Vision looks like this

Simon: The story of the rental video shop comes up in the drama. Is there anything that is difficult to see in the shop?

Miyuki: The hot spot in front of the register is in a case, so I can't get close to it and it's hard to see.

Simon: It's hard to see the price.

Machiko: Huh? Is it difficult to see?

Simon: I don't blink often, so maybe I have dry eyes.

Miyuki: It just looks like a brown blob.

Machiko: Also, I think there's some sort of pressure to keep the next person waiting at the register.

Miyuki: I can't get close enough to see it, and when people are lined up behind me, I feel like I have to make a quick decision.

Simon: There is a burger shop in the drama, but is it difficult to order?

Miyuki: Looking at the menu with a magnifying glass takes time, and I can't see the menu on the wall of the store, so I'll decide on the menu on the store's website before I go shopping.

The menu of the shop "BB Burger" that appears in the drama

Machiko: At the store I went to the other day, the cash register clerk only read the barcode of the product, and the payment method was self-service.

Simon: What's going on?

Machiko: From the touch panel where payment methods are displayed, you can choose what you want to pay and pay.

Miyuki: Oh, I don't like that. The touch panel is hard to see.

Simon: If someone seems to be in trouble, you want a word of "shall I help you?"

Miyuki: I think I can do it by myself next time if I learn slowly with a magnifying glass.

Machiko: If you bring your own bag, you can pack it yourself.

Miyuki: Some shop assistants will say, "Let's put it in a bag."

Machiko: Recently, the number of self-checkouts has increased due to the influence of corona.

Simon: What about that?

Miyuki: If you slowly teach me how to use it, I might be able to do it by myself next time.

Simon: Really?

Miyuki: Amblyopia, once you get used to it, you can do a lot more. Even if you can't see it at all at first, you can move as if you can see it when you get used to it.

Simon: Does it improve eyesight?

Miyuki: Not really, but somehow I can see, so I can move like a person who can see.

Simon: Isn't it supposed to improve your eyesight?

Miyuki: That's right. If you remember the position and layout of the buttons, you can judge by the shape and color.

Simon: I see.

Miyuki: That kind of thing is expressed as ``improving life vision''.

Machiko: This is the time. I take care of many things.

Simon: My grandma said she couldn't use the self-checkout.

Miyuki: Huh. Shimon has a grandmother.

Simon: That's right. I have a big family!

Simon: I went to a yakitori restaurant yesterday, and they used a touch panel ordering system.

Machiko: There are a lot of touch panels these days. Well, in cannibalism...

Miyuki: It's the autumn of appetite. Simon: No, no, it's the autumn of art.

Simon drawing a self-portrait

Miyuki: I'll try closer to the tablet that can be lifted from the table.

Simon: Some stores have fixed tablets. It was the same at the store yesterday.

Miyuki: That's tough. Because I can't get close

Machiko: There are many places where the staff are attentive and come to listen to your order.

Miyuki: It's a conveyor belt ordering system.

Machiko: I was surprised to see a Shinkansen train running up two stories high.

Miyuki: That's good.

Machiko: Before that, I took a herring roe by mistake for an egg, but as long as there's a Shinkansen lane, I'll be fine!

Simon: This is also an infection control measure, and transparent acrylic boards have increased.

Miyuki: Even if I try to toast, it's an acrylic board.

Machiko: There's also the case of bumping into each other while trying to get beer.

Miyuki: It's hard to hear your voice through the acrylic board.

Simon: Oh yeah. It's hard to hear the voice of the cashier, so I've been asking "How much is it?"

Machiko: She also bumps her head when trying to sit on a chair. Eheh.

Machiko: I'm not good at ticket vending machines.

Miyuki: I see.

Simon: That's right.

Miyuki: I want to get closer and take a closer look, but I get impatient when people line up behind me (sweat)

Simon: That's what I'm thinking.

Miyuki: I can't buy it at all because I always give it away, saying please go first.

Simon: I can't eat it forever!

Miyuki: You can ask for help, but you don't want to rely on others.

Simon: Really?

Miyuki: If I can do anything by myself without bothering others, I feel like I can live as I please.

Simon: I think I understand.

Miyuki: But I'm honestly happy with people's kindness♪

Machiko: There are also wallets that allow you to quickly take out coins.

Miyuki: Yukiko-chan used it in the drama.

Machiko: It looks like a normal long wallet. But I've learned to sort my coins.

Simon: Oh, convenient!

Genuine leather long wallet with coin rail

Genuine leather long wallet with coin rail (inside)

Machiko: When it comes to ticket vending machines, my partially sighted friend presses the upper left one.

Simon: Hey, why?

Machiko: It seems that the upper left is often the store's selling menu. I don't know if it's true.

Miyuki: I see. Is that the trend?

Simon: But you still don't know what you asked for?

Machiko: That's right. I want to wait while my heart is pounding.

Simon: The spirit of a gambler is cool!

　Thus, the story of 3 people, no, 2 people and 1 bird continues.

　I would be happy if you could read it next time.

　What if I meet you?

"I'm in Love! ~Yankee-kun and White Cane Girl~"

cNTV/Uoyama/KADOKAWA

　Broadcast every Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. on Nippon Television.

A new-generation romantic comedy by Hana Sugisaki, who plays the role of Yukiko Akaza, a blind school girl who is determined to win but is timid in love, and Yosuke Sugino, who plays the role of Morio Kurokawa, a yankee who is good at fighting but is pure at heart!

Sentence/Illustration of "Miyuki" and "Machiko", Yokohama Municipal Special Needs Education School for the Blind

Profile Shimon: Yokohama Municipal Special Needs School for the Blind, abbreviated as City Blind, is the origin of the name. The Blue Bird of Happiness on the school emblem is the ancestor. First year as official character. Machiko: Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (discoloration) at the age of 13. Visual field narrowing progressed gradually. I love drinking alcohol while admiring black cats. Miyuki: Born with amblyopia. He lost sight in his right eye at the age of 13 due to glaucoma. It is customary to make coffee with a hand mill and enjoy chocolate with its aroma.