Normative Policy on Local Government Rights With Disabilities Accessibility in The Field of Public

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Normative Policy on Local Government Rights With Disabilities Accessibility in The Field of Public

Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 12

Abstract

Since its inception, the Republic of Indonesia based on Pancasila and the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia Year 1945 fully respects and upholds human dignity. Respect and protection of human rights as the basic rights that are naturally inherent in human beings contained in our Constitution, the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, the bail in the Preamble and its Articles. Therefore, protection and enforcement of human rights, particularly of vulnerable groups, ie persons with disabilities (or often called the disabled or handicapped). The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, signed by the Government of Indonesia on 30 March 2007 in the preamble (point e) states: Recognizing that disability is an evolving concept and that disability results from the interaction between persons with impairments and attitudinal and environmental barriers that hinders Reviews their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. Law Number 19 Year 2011 on Ratification of the Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities (the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, signed by the Government of Indonesia on 30 March 2007), and Law No. 4 of 1997 on Persons with Disabilities amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 8 Year 2016 About Disability, Disability states that have the right to accessibility, both physical and non-physical. Specific Goals to be achieved through this study is to assess the fulfillment of normative policy of accessibility rights of persons with disabilities in government Malang, Malang and Batu. Ultimately generate recommendations normative model (draft Regional Regulation) tentanghak accessibility of persons with disabilities. The issue was whether Policymakers (policy maker) in the government of Malang, Malang and Batu understand the message of accessibility of their rights, and how their understanding of the right to accessibilityphysical and non-physicalpersons with disabilities? How does the government party policy in fulfilling the rights of physical and non-physical accessibility of persons with disabilities in the region? With this method of legal materials research through search, and distributing questionnaires: the Department of Social and Legal Division in three of the government, the result, as follows: 1). Local government is not yet fully understand the rights of physical and non physical accessibility of persons with disabilities because of differences in the interpretation of these rights, 2). Still partial understanding, and better understand as economic rights, health and the right to preserve life, 3). There are no policy that is friendly to people with disabilities 4) .Kebijakan LGs still a). partial and charity (on the basis of mercy). b). more emphasis on the fulfillment of certain requirements such as the need wheelchairs, walkers, hearing aids, guidance and skills training for the potential of persons with disabilities, the provision of social assistance, skills, empowerment, motivation, 5). Normative policy of the local government in the context of a non-physical physical accessibility has not appeared accommodate orders of legislation and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, especially regarding the right to accessibility. Needed Normative Policy Local Government to protect and implement the right to physical and non-physical accessibility of persons with disabilities in conformity with the Convention and the Act.

Authors and Affiliations

Retno Sariwati, Eduardus Marius Bo

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EP ID EP424005
DOI 10.9790/0837-2312048795.
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