Malang (13/4/2015) Forum Kajian dan Penelitian Hukum of the Faculty of Law UB held their weekly discussions with the theme “Disabled Accessibility Discussion”. The event is held in cooperation between FKPH and PSLD UB. The study was conducted by presenting the distinguished speaker in the study of Disability, among them is Mutia, the chairman FORMAPI (Forum Mahasiswa Peduli Inklusi), Emir Athira (Volunteer of PSLD), and some students with disabilities from several faculties in UB.
Muhammad Abdul Hafid, as the chairman of this event said that the purpose of this activity is to widening the perspective and understanding of the community, especially the students towards disabled people which is still low, with this activity he hoped that the perspective of society towards disabled people can be changed. “People with disabilities are the same with us, in fact they are are just a normal human being and not a defect, it’s the fact that they just need a slightly different treatment compared to people in general” he added.
The purpose of this activity is for raising-awareness of the students towards people with disabilities, in addition to that, FORMAPI UB expect the campus to pay more attention for students with disabilities by building adequate infrastructure that can support the learning activities of students with disabilities.
For additional information, Brawijaya University is one of two campuses throughout Indonesia that accept students with disabilities. However, the existing infrastructure is still very minimal to support the learning of students with disabilities access, therefore the role of the rector to be able to realize the environment and learning activities that disabled-friendly is very necessary.