ICDDA Conference in Malang, Indonesia 2019
I also had an amazing time meeting the deaf community in Malang Indonesia! They were all amazing and friendly people and we even exchanged sign language!
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Why Indonesia’s anti-sexual violence bill important for people with disabilities
Despite many controversies surrounding deliberation on the anti-sexual violence bill in Indonesia’s parliament, people with disabilities welcome the new bill.
International Conference Invitation and Registration
The 2nd International Conference on Disability and Diversity in Asia “Theorizing Advocacy and Research for Disability Policy and Social Inclusion” Date: 24-25 September 2019 Location: Law Faculty of Brawijaya University Malang, East Java Indonesia Organised jointly with: La Trobe Law…
Public lectures by Professor Patrick Keyzer, Law School La Trobe University
Professor Patrick Keyzer, Law School La Trobe University presented two public lectures: ‘The Implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Hopes, Dreams, Challenges and Prospects’ at the Faculty of Law – University of Indonesia, Jakarta 24 October 2018 and ‘How…
Will people with mental and intellectual disabilities go on a rampage in the election booth as they cast their votes?
Indonesians will go to the polls to elect their President and member of Parliament on April 13 (overseas) and April 17 (in Indonesia).
Can Indonesian ‘smart cities’ be inclusive?
In the last two decades, the concept of a ‘smart city’ has been progressively adopted by cities in Southeast Asian countries, including cities in Indonesia. The concept originated in the USA and several European countries in the early 1990s, and…
Nominal Group Technique Workshop
Hotel Santika Malang Hosted by PSLD UB This workshop is jointly organised by AIDRAN and PSLD in Malang on 23 November 2018. About 52 participants attended the workshop. They were researchers, disability students and activists from around East Java, and…
The 2nd International Conference on Disability and Diversity in Asia
24-25 September 2019icdda.ub.ac.idIt is a pleasure to invite you to participate at the 2nd International Conference on Disability and Diversity in Asia and the Australia-Indonesia Disability Research and Advocacy Network (AIDRAN) Biennial Conference. For more information about this conference, click here.
After hosting Asian Para Games, Indonesia should make disability inclusion a priority
Indonesia successfully hosted the Asian Para Games in October. Not only did Indonesian Para athletes break their medal target like their fellow athletes competing in the Asian Games, the event made disability no longer invisible. Athletes from Thailand in action during…
It’s time for Indonesians to say goodbye to the ‘supercrip’
Indonesia has received widespread praise for the successful organisation of the 2018 Asian Games and Asian Para Games. While Indonesia deserved the plaudits it received, the Games also served to highlight outdated attitudes to people with disability. Asian Para Games…