Dr Dina Afrianty - Disability and Education

Talking Indonesia · Oct 10, 2018 · 27m

It is more than two years since Indonesia passed the landmark Law 8 of 2016 of People with Disability, but implementation has been slow and prejudices and discrimination against people with disability remain widespread. In the education sector, for example, access and opportunities for learning are still limited. Some Islamic universities, however, have taken important steps toward improving accessibility for students with disability and enhancing awareness among staff. What prompted these universities to act? What is the likelihood that others will follow? And what kind of obstacles stand in…