Aso Taiichi-san, who lives in Koshi Machi, suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, a neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord. This has progressively left Aso-san with mobility only with his left hand and his head. A friend created for him a custom-made mouse that allows him to maneuver a mouse ball using his lower lip and click commands using his left hand.
With this newfound freedom to roam the Internet, he and his caretaker have made a series of inspirational but funny videos at a Youtube page called あそどっぐ, each of which he edits himself, taking an average of 15 hours for a few-minute clip. Aso-san’s initial goal was to gather 100,000 followers, but soon realizing that overreach, he lowered it to 10,000, a number he recently reached.
Saying “I want people all over the country to see the story of a bedridden entertainer,” Aso-san continues to post and inspire. Subscribe to his Youtube site so that you can encourage him to continue inspiring others. - William
