Protection of Educational Rights for Persons with Disabilities in Indonesia

Abstract

One way to minimize the demarcation of persons with disabilities is to provide full and equal protection to realize respect, equality, protection, and fulfillment of the human rights and freedoms of persons with disabilities. (Istifarroh & Nugroho, 2019) Until now, the implementation of the fulfillment of disability rights and guarantees for the fulfillment of the rights of persons with disabilities, in access to education there are still many obstacles. In fact, participation in development and access to equitable law are still very rare. The problem faced by people with disabilities at this time is the implementation of Education regulations that guarantee access and accessibility of disabilities in obtaining the right to education in higher education.Rahmad Syafaat Habibi And Kementerian Pendidikan d a n Kebudayaan, ‘Hak-Hak Penyandang Disabilitas Dalam Bidang Pendidikan Berdasarkan Pasal 9 Undang-Undang Nomor 19 Tahun 2011 Tentang Pengesahan "(Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities)". The research is a normative legal research using statutory and conceptual approaches. The results show that the protection of the educational rights of persons with disabilities in Indonesia in general has not been enforced because persons with disabilities experience obstacles in terms of the availability of facilities, so that persons with disabilities cannot fully exercise their educational rights as guaranteed by the state. In addition, accessibility for persons with disabilities to higher education information and services is still lacking, especially in various media that are easily accessible such as information that is compatible for persons with disabilities. The regulation on the protection of the right to education of persons with disabilities should be evaluated for its implementation so that it can be more effective in protecting the rights of persons with disabilities. get their educational rights optimally through affirmation in higher education.