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        "id": 1331960,
        "msgid": "other-countries-show-concern-for-disabled-1447893297",
        "date": "2003-12-16 00:00:00",
        "title": "'Other countries show concern for disabled'",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "'Other countries show concern for disabled' The government has stipulated that by the end of 2003, all government buildings must provide access for people with disabilities. However, people living with disabilities still struggle with discrimination, are unable to enjoy many public facilities or find meaningful work. The Jakarta Post talked to some people about the issue.",
        "content": "<p>&apos;Other countries show concern for disabled&apos;<\/p>\n<p>The government has stipulated that by the end of 2003, all<br>\ngovernment buildings must provide access for people with<br>\ndisabilities. However, people living with disabilities still<br>\nstruggle with discrimination, are unable to enjoy many public<br>\nfacilities or find meaningful work. The Jakarta Post talked to<br>\nsome people about the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Nina, 25, is a child psychologist who lives with her parents<br>\nand elder sister in Cinere, south of Jakarta:<\/p>\n<p>The facilities for the disabled are limited. The government<br>\nshould provide a special living allowance for them.<\/p>\n<p>There are only a few places provided for the disabled to<br>\ndevelop skills, and even when there is one, it is not of good<br>\nquality. People often underestimate the talents and abilities of<br>\nthe disabled. These kinds of things make me pity them.<\/p>\n<p>If we compare the facilities here with foreign countries&apos;...<br>\nAbroad they have all kinds of facilities. A public lavatory<br>\nalways includes a specially designed stall for people in<br>\nwheelchairs, for example.<\/p>\n<p>Hessy, 23, as an employee in a production house in Pancoran,<br>\nSouth Jakarta, which produces a television show. She lives in<br>\nCawang, East Jakarta, with her parents:<\/p>\n<p>I do think the city really lacks the facilities for disabled<br>\npeople. I&apos;ve never seen a restroom in a mall or office designed<br>\nspecifically for the disabled, let alone the crosswalks or<br>\nfootbridges. The only place that has a few ramps and such is the<br>\ninternational airport, I think, but anyway that is Banten<br>\nprovince.<\/p>\n<p>I guess it&apos;s because the administration doesn&apos;t have the money<br>\nto build such facilities or merely doesn&apos;t really bother about<br>\nthe existence of disabled persons. Foreign countries have more<br>\nconcern and facilities for the disabled as far as I know.<\/p>\n<p>I&apos;ve never encountered, though, any physical discrimination<br>\nagainst them. But have you ever seen any disabled person who runs<br>\na business? I haven&apos;t. I think it&apos;s a form of public ignorance<br>\nabout what disabled persons might have to offer.<\/p>\n<p>--The Jakarta Post<\/p>",
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