JAKARTA (1 December 2019) – The commemoration of International Disability Day (HDI) on 2019 marked on the health walk activity. Together with his family, the Social Affairs Minister Juliari P. Batubara stood in the middle of 1000 persons with disabilities.

After released the health walk participant from the Gate 6 on Complex of Gelora Bung Karno, the Minister and Mrs. Grace Claudia P. Batubara took a walk along with persons with disabilities. He appeared to push a person with disability’s wheelchair, accompanied with the children, participant and the structural officials of the MoSA.

“More over than to keep healthy and increase the fitness, health walk is a symbol for us to keep moving to realize Indonesia’s Inclusive, Indonesia without discrimination toward persons with disabilities,” said the Minister on the Car Free Day area, Gelora Bung Karno, Sunday (01/12/2019).

As long as 700 Meter, this man who was born on Jakarta, 22 July 1972, walked while talking with his wife, the children and the participant. Before the group arrived at the Gate 7, the Minister took a visit to the booth which was provide the tools and equipment for persons with disabilities.

After took a look on the trinkets, the Minister also talked with Aditya. Although he lost one of his legs, this 17-years young man had a skill on juggling. In front of the Minister, the ex-player of Persib Bandung demonstrated his skill. The Minister also tried to do the juggling. The result was not bad.

Then, this activity was centered in front of Gate 7 on Complex of Gelora Bung Karno. In here, there were many entertainments such as marching band from Social Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Visual Sensory Disabilities (BRSPDSN) “Tan Miyat”, sign language song from Social Rehabilitation Center for Person with Hearing Disabilities (BRSPDRW) Melati, and stand-up comedy from disability comedian Dani Aditya.

The open mic from Dani Aditya was able to make the audience which filled the location got laugh. Many jokes delivered. His jokes on disability’s stigma welcomed by the health walk participant.

“As the person with disability, I want to become like the normal person. For example, when I was in the school, I want to follow the brawl. But every time I get out from the class, the brawl is over and there is communal qur’an reading left. People throws the rock when do the brawl, but I throw the wheelchair,” he said.

To live up the event, there were door prizes which was 2 units of mountain bikes from Surya Kebangsaan Indonesia Foundation (YSKI), 3 units of smartphones, and 100 door prizes from AXA Indonesia.

As the Minister Delivered, this walk activity, was full of implied meaning. As well as the Minister pushed persons with disabilities forward was full of positive meaning in context of rights for persons with disabilities.

We could mean it as the partiality, real contribution, caring, strengthening, integration, etc. The Commemoration of International Disability Day every 3 December, was meant to improve the awareness on the disability issues, fundamental rights on persons with disabilities and integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of life such as social, politic, economy, and their public cultural status.

This commemoration was expanded the chance to initiate the action in achieving the equality goals of humanitarian rights and public contribution from persons with disabilities.


Acting Head of Public Relations Bureau

The Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs

Sonny W Manalu