Do people with disabilities have rights in the political arena? A legal study on disability rights

Department of Special Education, Universitas Lancang Kuning, Pekanbaru 28262, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: fentywidya@unilak.ac.id

Abstract

In national life, politics is a basic right for every citizen to fulfill, including people with disabilities. However, what happens is that people with disabilities are very minimally involved and involved in the political arena, so from this aspect there is still discrimination against people with disabilities in Indonesia. This is an on-going problem that requires more to research from various aspects to address the root cause. The aim of this research is to determine the reasons why there is a minimal role for disabled people in the political arena from all existing aspects, namely internal aspects, external aspects, regulatory and statutory aspects. Through literature study, interviews and observation, this study. Aanalyzed the data using qualitative data analysis methods. Results point that, from the aspect of the readiness of disabled people to enter the political arena, it is hampered by low human resources, inadequate education and mental readiness and insufficient funds for disabled people to enter the political arena. From the aspect of political parties, the government and society are still unable to fully accept the existence of disabled people. to be active in the political arena, while in terms of regulations and policies, political rights are actually regulated in Article 13 of Law No. 8 of 2016 concerning Persons with Disabilities, but still require additional regulations and laws and regulations so people with disabilities can be selected as legislative candidates in election contests.