Awareness of People with Disability
Hello, my name is Icha
I work at the YAKKUM (Christian Foundation for Public Health)
in Yogyakarta
YAKKUM Rehabilitation Center is
A social institution
Which works for differently abled people
In essence, we carry out
Activities towards that
And also trainings
So that children with disabilities can be independent
economically
and in their daily activities
For me,
at the YAKKUM Center
I focus on the education of children with disabilities
We currently accommodate children
with cerebral palsy
who are rejected in SLBs (School for disabilities people)
for various reasons, so
Besides education, we fight
For for the rights of
children with cerebral palsy
and Establishment of inclusive schools
In Yogyakarta
Because the Law about
inclusive education is very clear
But in reality
The implementation is still
very less
Where there are still many schools
Which reject differently abled children
for various reasons
Because the teachers
in the inclusive school
are also still very dependent
on the special education teachers
So, our focus is
to train existing
teachers in public schools
to no longer depend on
special educators
and can provide adequate services
for special needs children who attend there
My hope in the future is
that the community will care more
for children with disabilities
Differently abled children
can also be empowered
like normal children
They only need to be given a chance
So that they can develop
up to their potentials
then also for the government
I hope for the future
it does not only enact laws
about inclusive education
but it also increases the capacity of the teachers
Otherwise, how can they run
the inclusive education process
Thank you
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