Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The National Coalition of People with Disabilities has called on the House of Representatives to revise the current draft of a bill on disabled persons before deliberations

Paulina Quintao – Member of Parliament Antoninho Bianco has criticized the Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE) for its failure to ensure people in rural areas have

Ainur Rohmah and Arya Dipa, Semarang/Bandung – Thousands of disabled persons celebrated 2014 International Disability Day at Temanggung regency square in Central Java on Wednesday.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Advocacy groups for disabled persons are seeking a new law to replace the current 1997 disability law, which they say is ineffective.

Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – People with disabilities and differently abled people threatened on Wednesday to take legal action against Education and Culture Minister Mohammad

Paulina Quintao – The Disability Working Group (DWG) Timor-Leste President, Joaquin Soares, demands the Government of Timor-Leste ratify the International Convention on the Rights of th

Andi Hajramurni and Slamet Susanto, Makassar/Yogyakarta – While the government's commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunities for disabled people is being questioned, people wi

Malang, East Java – Dozens of disabled people released a thousand birds in front of City Hall in Malang, East Java, on Monday-which coincides with the International Day of People with D

Ulma Haryanto & Anita Rachman – In November 2011, the House of Representatives ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, four years after the country bec

Ismira Lutfia – Electoral laws must be amended to guarantee that people with disabilities are able to run for public office and vote freely, officials said on Wednesday.

Dofa Fasila & Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Disabled Indonesians are being sent mixed messages on the government's commitment to ensure equal access to transportation.

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Eight months have passed, but the words remain as clear as ever in Rina Prasarani's head.

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Jakarta – Despite her hearing problems, Angkie Yudistia has disproved everyone who doubted that she could excel academically.

Jakarta – Susiko Triwidiyanto, who is hearing impaired and cannot speak, learned computer skills at a special high school for persons with disabilities, but finding a job after graduati

Jakarta – In any metropolis, the government ostensibly exists to protect the powerless. At its best, a city's government helps the people avoid the law of the jungle.

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The Indonesian Union of People with Disabilities (PPCI) called on government agencies to provide greater access and facilities for their members but acknowledg

Duncan Graham, Contributor, Malang – A campaign is underway in East Java to push the next provincial governor to ease the plight of the disabled.

Jakarta – The vast majority of businesses in Indonesia are not prepared to hire disabled people, despite the 1997 law that obliges companies to allocate at least 1 percent of their posi

Bandung – Hundreds of people from the Forum of Struggle for the Disabled (Forpadi) marked National Awakening Day with a rally here on Monday.