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Lifestyle 3 years ago

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Inclusivity: Indonesian MSMEs strive to empower the disabled

Inclusivity has been a long-discussed issue, but its implementation remains on a minuscule scale. Many MSMEs try to enhance their social impact by making some strides toward inclusivity and they are making it their core business value.

Indonesia 4 years ago

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Disabled Indonesians rally for equal opportunity, not pity

With unemployment among people with disabilities running high, they are calling for a fair chance at getting a job and creating an inclusive workplace.

National 5 years ago

New regulation requires regions to have disability employment units

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed a government regulation that requires regional administrations to have special units for the employment of people with disabilities.

National 5 years ago

'A form of betrayal': Disability rights activists criticize 'discriminatory' jobs law

The coalition also claimed the omnibus law embodied an "epistemic crime" by using the term cacat (handicapped) to describe people with disabilities, a step back in the efforts to foster respect and equality for them.

World 6 years ago

Severely disabled lawmakers in Japan fight 'invisibility'

The upper house is paying for Kimura and Funago's assistants, but the new lawmakers want the rules changed to help the 11,500 other seriously disabled people who rely on public care.

National 6 years ago

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Dentist seeking justice: 'I have proven that I can work well even in a wheelchair'

The 2016 Disability Law stipulates that state-owned enterprises (BUMN) must reserve 2 percent of the jobs they offer for diffabled workers, while private companies must reserve 1 percent.

City 6 years ago

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Deaf youth demand better employment opportunities

Millennials find it hard to land a job in the capital. That statement is even more accurate for people with disabilities.

National 6 years ago

Dentist in Sumatra finds dream crushed because of disability

The protesters, he said, urged the South Solok regency administration to honor the rights of disabled people and to prevent stigma and discrimination against them.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Disabled Serbian waiters fight discrimination with free drinks and good service

Afternoon trade is brisk at the Zvuci Srca cafe and arts workshop - the first center of its kind in Serbia's capital staffed entirely by people with disabilities.

Politics 7 years ago

Triple-minority candidate from Yogyakarta on fire to fight for disabled rights in House

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.

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