Human Rights Of Disabled People In Indonesia

The Human Rights of Disabled People in Indonesia is Still Far from Satisfactory

According to the Oxford dictionary, the definition of human rights is the basic right of

freedom, equality, justice, etc. Over the past decade, attention to human rights in Indonesia

has been improving. However, the human rights of disabled people in Indonesia are still far

from satisfactory. People with disabilities want to be productive members of society. They

want to be included in the general school system, to live independently in the society, to vote,

to move freely, to be employed, to participate in sport and cultural activities, to enjoy social

protection, to get medical treatment, etc. However, there are many factors that hinder them

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Sometimes they do not get

fair treatment from the society. Generally, the society avoids the disabled people from their

life. The reason is simple because they do not want to get negative effects from the

appearance of the disabled people in their life. Disabled people face discrimination and

barriers that restrict them from participating in society on an equal basis with others every

day. They are denied their rights to be included in the general school system, to be employed,

to participate in sport and cultural activity, etc. The more ironic situation is sometimes the

discrimination not only comes from the society, but also come from their own family. Across

Indonesia, there is a widespread belief that disabled condition is the result of possession by

evil spirits or the devil. As a result, the family of disabled people typically first consults faith

or traditional healers. This is usually happening in people with mental illness (psychosocial

disabilities). In this case, the family will do pasung ( shackled or locked up in confined space)

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The other problem is the number of teacher for disabled people in Indonesia is

very low. The government of Indonesia should hire more teacher with disabilities, who

can better understand the needs of the children in their class. Disabled people also need

training besides formal education. The training will help them to improve their skill.

Formal education and training have a big impact on their ability to find work and

contribute to society.

3. Special facilities

The government of Indonesia has to improve the facilities for disabled people. People

with a different type of disabilities require a different type of facilities. For blind, hearing

and touch are the key senses. In this case, guiding block (yellow blocks with special

patterns fixed on pavements to indicate intersection or transition) are needed. In Kuala

Lumpur, they have them on monorail station, so a blind people can get in and out of the

monorail entirely by themselves. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, the guiding blocks are still

not ideal. Most of the guiding blocks in Indonesia are broken, so it is useless. The

government should build toilet with a standard width that allows entry for people in a

wheelchair. Unfortunately, the kind of toilets is very rare to be found in