Rehabilitation Program for Children with Disabilities

Study of the Implementation of Disability Policy Based on Malang City Regional Regulation Number 2 of 2014 at the Disabled Children Development Foundation

Abstract

People with disabilities are an integral part of society, and have the same rights and obligations. However, the reality is that there is still a lot of discriminatory treatment in the community that underestimates people with disabilities. This perception greatly affects the mentality and condition of persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities also experience various socio-economic risks, limited access to information, access to employment, access to education, access to health, and others. In order to provide protection and equal rights for persons with disabilities, a treatment is needed to increase independence and welfare for persons with disabilities. One way to overcome this is to provide rehabilitation, both educational rehabilitation, medical rehabilitation and social rehabilitation.

 This research aims to describe and analyze the policy implementation of rehabilitation programs for children with disabilities at the Foundation for the Development of Disabled Children (YPAC) Malang based on Malang City Regional Regulation Number 2 of 2014. The research method used is descriptive qualitative using the implementation model according to George Edward III which consists of 4 (four) indicators, namely communication, resources, disposition and bureaucratic structure. Data collection techniques using interviews, observation and documentation methods. Data analysis used the Miles, Huberman and Saldana method.

The results showed that the implementation of the rehabilitation program policy for children with disabilities at the Disabled Children Development Foundation (YPAC) Malang based on Malang City Regional Regulation Number 2 of 2014 was carried out in an integrated manner in three types of rehabilitation, namely educational rehabilitation, medical rehabilitation and social rehabilitation. This can be seen in the four indicators of implementation according to George Edward III, namely communication, resources, disposition and bureaucratic structure. However, there are obstacles in the consistency of providing assistance and socialization that are less integrated because they are more focused on each type of rehabilitation, limited budget funds, limited improvement in the ability and skills of human resources to handle rehabilitation. The solution is to gather everyone related to children with special needs in a community / forum so they can exchange ideas, innovations, motivation and solutions to the problems encountered. Then develop cooperation with a partnership pattern with various parties, and improve monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the rehabilitation program.