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        "id": 1832685,
        "msgid": "education-ministry-bilingual-programme-opens-learning-opportunities-for-students-with-special-needs-1782827706",
        "date": "2026-06-30 19:54:27",
        "title": "Education Ministry: Bilingual Programme Opens Learning Opportunities for Students with Special Needs",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has partnered with the Pijar Foundation to launch a bilingual education programme for deaf students, aiming to provide equal learning opportunities. Deputy Minister Fajar Riza Ul Haq stated that inclusive education is a government commitment, noting that over 217,000 students with special needs are now enrolled in inclusive schools. The programme integrates Indonesian Sign Language (BISINDO) with written and spoken Indonesian to support comprehension and interaction.",
        "content": "<p>The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (Kemendikdasmen) is\ncollaborating with the Pijar Foundation to provide equal opportunities\nfor deaf students to understand lessons, develop their potential, and\nachieve a confident future through a Bilingual Education Programme for\nthe deaf. Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Fajar Riza\nUl Haq stated that inclusive education is part of the government\u2019s\ncommitment to providing equitable education services for all Indonesian\nchildren. \u201cOur commitment in government is to realise quality education\nfor all. The meaning of \u2018all\u2019 is very inclusive, regardless of physical,\nsensory, intellectual, social, emotional, or psychological abilities. It\nis the government\u2019s obligation to ensure our education ecosystem is\ntruly inclusive,\u201d Fajar said in Jakarta on Tuesday. He noted that the\nministry does not view services for deaf students as an additional\nprogramme. Instead, it positions them as an important part of the\nnational education ecosystem. This step, he said, is becoming\nincreasingly relevant as more children with special needs choose to\nstudy in regular schools. Out of more than 381,000 students with special\nneeds, the ministry recorded that around 217,000 are now enrolled in\ninclusive education units. \u201cThe large number of students in inclusive\nschools shows that we are moving towards an inclusive, rather than\nsegregative, education paradigm,\u201d he added. Through this partnership, he\nexplained that the Pijar Foundation is introducing a bilingual learning\nmodel that combines Indonesian Sign Language (BISINDO) with written and\nspoken Indonesian. On the same occasion, Pijar Foundation Executive\nDirector Cazadira Fediva Tamzil explained that recognition of sign\nlanguage serves as a gateway for deaf students to understand lessons\nwhile building thinking and interaction skills. The synergy between the\ngovernment, the philanthropic world, and civil society forms an\nimportant foundation for expanding access to inclusive education.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/education-ministry-bilingual-programme-opens-learning-opportunities-for-students-with-special-needs-1782827706",
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