Right to Education: Revisiting Access for Students with Disabilities to Higher Education in Indonesia

Sitepu, Ied Veda Rimrosa and Kailola, Lisa Gracia and Hutauruk, Dikky Antonius (2020) Right to Education: Revisiting Access for Students with Disabilities to Higher Education in Indonesia. In: Human Rights in Asia. Adam Marszałek Publishing House, pp. 257-281. ISBN 978 83 8180 508 7

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Abstract

This paper discusses the right of people with disability to higher education. Education must be for all, not discriminative for every citizen of Indonesia, as stated at the 1945 Constitution. In Indonesia, children with disabilities are given attention and they can access education in schools for special children. Inclusive education means that every citizen with disability must stay in the same classroom with other students. Inclusive concept should also apply to higher education. People with disabilities should also be given the opportunity to study at the tertiary level so that they can take more part in the community, in the labour market and maybe make important decisions for their own and other people’s interest. However, not too many institutions of higher learning in Indonesia are ready to admit them, due to prerequisite facilities that have to be completed by institutions before they can give access to people with disabilities; there are only a small number of higher education institutions that are ready, but not for all kinds of disabilities. Facilities provided are usually for the physically handicaped, such as students with paralytics. Poor eyesight, being hard at hearing and other types of physical handicaps are not yet given attention. The spectrum of disabilities is broad and cannot be simply generalized or categorized, especially when mental disabilities are concerned. This paper provides a general outlook of higher education facilities for people with disabilities. In order to help the readers to get a clear picture of infrastructure and other facilities needed to cater for students with disabilities, it provides a simple list of questions to help institutions or departments to better understand and prepare to welcome people with disabilities. Keywords: Inclusive education, students with disabilities, infrastructure, higher education

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