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Our team has been busy in the past two weeks as the world celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3 and Human Rights Day on December 10.

Visit our site to check our coverage. We published five articles (one in Indonesian) on disability issues and three articles on human rights. Half of these articles are based on research.

Thushara Dibley of University of Sydney and Antoni Tsaputra of University of New South Wales share their research on the implementation of the new Disability Law. They interviewed disability activists in three islands in Indonesia and found that policymakers were still reluctant in implementing the law.

Another interesting research is written by Pradytia Putri Pertiwi of the University of Sydney. Based on her findings, she recommends three strategies to encourage people with disabilities to take a lead in disaster response.

This is our last newsletter in 2019. We will see you again next year.

Happy holidays!

Ika Krismantari

Deputi Editor Eksekutif

Top articles

Research: changing Indonesian officials’ attitudes on disability issues takes time

Thushara Dibley, University of Sydney; Antoni Tsaputra, UNSW

Our 2018 research on the implementation of the new disability law shows that policymakers are still reluctant to implement the law.

3 ways to encourage people with disabilities to be involved in leading disaster responses

Pradytia Putri Pertiwi, University of Sydney

Encouraging people with disabilities to lead in the emergency response is vital if we want to prevent more people becoming disabled, or dying, as a result of disaster.

The long road for disability-inclusive education in Indonesia’s universities

Luthfi T. Dzulfikar, The Conversation

Despite laws that prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities, very few universities in Indonesia have dedicated units that provide special needs services.

Enhancing the involvement of people with disabilities in disability research

Dina Afrianty, La Trobe University; Slamet Tohari, Universitas Brawijaya

Involving people with disabilities in developing knowledge and policy on disability will significantly help reduce interest bias and untangle the complexity of disability.

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