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    "data": {
        "id": 1998083,
        "msgid": "world-sign-language-day-a-momentum-to-create-an-inclusive-environment-1790178978",
        "date": "2026-09-23 21:42:57",
        "title": "World Sign Language Day: A momentum to create an inclusive environment",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (KemenPPPA) is calling for the International Day of Sign Languages to serve as a catalyst for building disability-friendly environments. The initiative aims to enhance communication access and ensure children with disabilities can participate meaningfully in all aspects of society.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child\nProtection hopes that the commemoration of International Day of Sign\nLanguages will become a momentum to create an inclusive and\ndisability-friendly environment, allowing children to grow in a safe,\ncomfortable, and supportive setting for optimal development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEncouraging the creation of inclusive and disability-friendly\nenvironments within families, education, public services, and society,\nso that children can grow in a safe and comfortable environment,\u201d said\nTiti Eko Rahayu, Deputy for Special Child Protection at KemenPPPA,\nduring the \u201c2026 International Sign Language Campaign\u201d in Jakarta on\nWednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry is also encouraging increased capacity among the public\nand service providers to use and understand sign language, ensuring that\ncommunication barriers do not prevent children from accessing their\nrights and services.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Ministry aims to ensure the meaningful participation\nof children with disabilities in development, including in various\npolicies and programmes that directly affect their lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us continue to build collaboration between the government,\norganisations for persons with disabilities, families, schools,\neducators, sign language interpreters, the community, the business\nworld, the media, and all stakeholders,\u201d said Titi Eko Rahayu.<\/p>\n<p>The commemoration of International Day of Sign Languages is expected\nto be a momentum for all parties to learn and understand that every\nindividual has a different way of expressing themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSign language is a bridge. Communication is a right. Equality is a\nprinciple. And the protection of children with disabilities is our\nshared responsibility. Let us build an Indonesia that is increasingly\ninclusive, increasingly child-friendly, and increasingly capable of\nensuring that every child, with all their diversity and potential, can\ngrow, develop, participate, and achieve their future,\u201d concluded Titi\nEko Rahayu.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/world-sign-language-day-a-momentum-to-create-an-inclusive-environment-1790178978",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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