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Salsabila, 18, who is visually impaired, has to endure for another year after she was denied entry by the college of her dreams. Salsa, her nickname, is not used to the computer-based college entrance test that she found too hard for her as a disabled person.
A visually impaired man named Fazlur Rahman staged a solo protest in front of the Transportation Ministry office in Central Jakarta demanding better treatment for people with disabilities on public transportation after he accidentally fell through a platform gap when trying to board a train at Cikini Station, Central Jakarta, on Nov 17.
Aged 23 to 36 years old, with different backgrounds and areas of expertise, seven millennials will advise the President on subjects including education, entrepreneurship, creative industry, disabled rights and religious tolerance.
Romi Syofpa Ismael, a dentist from West Sumatra, had her dream crushed when her disability led the South Solok administration to remove her name from the civil servant candidate list.
Anggi has achondroplasia, a genetic disorder that causes her limbs to be shorter than most people's. Her condition led to years of activism for the rights of disabled people and, later, to her foray into politics.
