KEBIJAKAN BARU: JAMINAN PEMENUHAN HAK BAGI PENYANDANG DISABILITAS

Abstract

Law Number 4 of 1997 on Persons with Disabilities and its implementation regulations, is no longer relevant to the needs of persons with disabilities is based on service and compassion, and is not in accordance with Act Number 19 Year 2011 on Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) so that the necessary policies in the form of new legislation. The new policy is Law Number 8 2016 About Disability (UUPD). This paper contains a study of persons with disabilities in the perspective of the regulated UUPD includes terminoligi, rights arrangements, the new rules in UUPD, uniformity data on the number of persons with disabilities, the government's obligation, an essential role the National Commission on Disability (KND) which is expected to resolve the problems that occurred prior to the enactment UUPD. This study aims to provide an overview of information, comparison and some things to be prepared stakeholders in order to synchronize and adjust to their new legislation concerning persons with disabilities in order to be effective implementation. As a new policy, shifting the perspective of persons with disabilities, as well as in regulating the rights of persons with disabilities and setting government obligations towards persons with disabilities wider. With the enactment of UUPD, synchronization and improvements in all areas are absolutely necessary, especially the problem of data the number of persons with disabilities in accordance with a variety of disabilities and their persebarannya integrated with demographic data in Indonesia. The optimal role KND, coordination and cooperation among ministries / institutions both governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as the active participation of the public, including persons with disabilities as subjects of rights holders is indispensable and become future challenges in the implementation of UUPD.