Reading of Proclamation Text by 1,000 Persons with Disabilities in Malioboro Sets Muri Record

Yogyakarta (ANTARA) - The reading of the proclamation text in sign language by 1,000 people with disabilities at the Zero Kilometre Point area of Yogyakarta City has broken the record of the Indonesian World Records Museum (Muri).

“Today we are witnessing the reading of the proclamation text using sign language by one thousand people with disabilities. Of course, this is an initiative that is very worthy of our collective appreciation,” said Deputy Governor of DIY KGPPA Paku Alam X in Yogyakarta on Wednesday afternoon.

Nevertheless, according to the Deputy Governor, the reading of the proclamation text in sign language was not about the record-setting effort itself, but rather about the essence of the message to be conveyed.

When the proclamation text is presented through sign language, what is actually being affirmed is not merely the ability to translate words into gestures and signs.

“Rather, what is affirmed is that the values of nationhood, the spirit of independence, and the space for participation in shared life must be accessible to all citizens without exception,” he said.

“But also by the extent to which every citizen obtains the opportunity to be present, to participate, and to be recognised as a full part of shared life,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chair of Commission IV of the Indonesian House of Representatives Siti Hediati Hariyadi said in her remarks that this activity carries a humanitarian message.

“Yogyakarta has long been known as a city of education and a city of culture that teaches noble values of respect for others, mutual cooperation, and the spirit of tepo seliro,” she said.

According to her, these values declare that every human being, regardless of their condition and background, possesses equal dignity, because she believes Yogyakarta is a very appropriate place to voice a humanitarian message.

“Every child of the nation has the right to obtain equal opportunities to learn, to work, and to achieve a better future. What we proclaim from Yogyakarta, I hope, can become an inspiration for other places in Indonesia,” she said.