• Tuesday, 01 April 2025

Akses Pekerjaan dan Rekreasi Harus Setara untuk Penyandang Disabilitas

Akses Pekerjaan dan Rekreasi Harus Setara untuk Penyandang Disabilitas
Ilustrasi. Kepolisian merekrut sekitar 18 penyandang disabilitas (Unsplash/Julius Carmine)

SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Menteri Sosial (Mensos) Saifullah Yusuf mengajak masyarakat untuk lebih peduli dalam melindungi hak-hak penyandang disabilitas, bertepatan pada hari Braille sedunia yang jatuh pada 5 Januari. Ia menekankan pentingnya membuka dan memberikan akses yang setara sesama manusia, termasuk dalam bidang rekreasi dan pekerjaan.

"Hari ini kita sama-sama memperingati Hari Braille Sedunia, dari data yang ada, menunjukkan kita perlu suatu langkah besar dalam rangka penghormatan dan perlindungan hak penyandang disabilitas" kata Gus Ipul, sapaan akrab Mensos saat menghadiri peringatan Hari Braille Sedunia di kawasan Patung Kuda Monas, Jakarta, pada Minggu. dikutip dari Antara.

Mensos juga menyoroti perlunya para disabilitas mendapatkan fasilitas dan kebutuhan yang sama dengan yang non-disabilitas di ruang publik. Dengan adanya tindakan tersebut, dapat meningkatkan kemandirian dan partisipasi aktif penyandang disabilitas dalam berbagai aktivitas sehari-hari 

"Penyandang disabilitas itu butuh rekreasi, pekerjaan, jadi sama seperti kita. Untuk itu, kita harus menghormati sebagaimana kita menghormati orang lain," ucap Gus Ipul. Dikutip dari Antara.

Dalam rangka memperingati Hari Braille Sedunia, Kementerian Sosial (Mensos) Berencana mengadakan berbagai kegiatan yang mengedukasi dan kampanye kesadaran publik. Salah satu yang ditekankan ialah memberikan perlindungan dan jaminan sosial.

Peringatan Hari Braille ini juga menjadi wadah untuk melakukan evaluasi kebijakan tentang pemenuhan hak disabilitas disabilitas di Indonesia.

Penulis : Rafi Oktafiandi Akbar

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