[3] Fukushima struggled to communicate, and he found the most difficult part of his deafblindness was being unable to share his thoughts with his family and friends.

[3] In collaboration with his mother Reiko, he developed finger braille (yubitenji), a tactile communication method.

[7] He completed the doctoral course in education in March 1992 from Tokyo Metropolitan University, withdrawing due to the expiration of the time limit for earning credits.

[10] The proposal to establish the new program faced mild resistance, but the faculty voted unanimously to hire Fukushima.

[10] Fukushima heads the Barrier-free Laboratory, a unit consisting primarily of researchers with disabilities who conduct studies aiming to make people and society more accessible.