Ensuring the Educational Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Challenges and Solutions in Achieving Socially Just Inclusive Education in Indonesia
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: People with disabilities are a group that has equal rights to access education, which is part of human rights. Although Indonesia has adopted various regulations that guarantee the right to education for people with disabilities, its implementation still faces numerous challenges, such as limited accessible infrastructure, a lack of educators with inclusive education competencies, and the persistence of social stigma within society. This study aims to analyse the fulfilment of the right to education for people with disabilities from the perspective of social justice, as well as the implications of inclusive education regulations within Indonesia’s legal system. The research method used is doctrinal legal research, analysing primary and secondary legal materials related to the right to education for people with disabilities. The results show that, normatively, the regulatory framework for inclusive education in Indonesia provides strong guarantees for the fulfilment of the right to education for people with disabilities through various regulations, from the constitution to regional regulations. However, there remains a gap between regulation and implementation in practice. Therefore, concrete measures are needed to strengthen the implementation of inclusive education, such as enhancing the capacity of educators, providing more accessible infrastructure, strengthening monitoring mechanisms for inclusive education provision, and increasing the participation of society and disability organisations. These measures are crucial in realising an inclusive, non-discriminatory, and socially just education system for all citizens, in line with the principle of social justice upheld in Indonesia’s constitution.
Source: Jurnal Hukum Progresif
Authors: Eta Yuni Lestari, Ratna Herawati
Institutions: State University of Semarang, Diponegoro University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7154682808