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SahabatInklusi: A catalyst for change toward a more inclusive and disability-friendly indonesia through artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision
No full textBackground: People with disabilities represent one of the world's largest marginalized groups. In Indonesia, despite progressive legislation, significant implementation gaps persist in accessibility. Current technological solutions are often fragmented, failing to provide comprehensive support for diverse user needs. Methods: This research adopts a conceptual design-based approach, combining a systematic literature review, policy analysis, and system design thinking. The methodological framework integrates the Pentahelix multi-stakeholder collaboration model with Community-Based Development (CBD) principles. A SWOT analysis was conducted to evaluate the platform's strategic positioning and implementation feasibility. Findings: The conceptual framework for "SahabatInklusi" incorporates four synergistic features: real-time sign language translation using Computer Vision and deep learning, AI-powered navigation assistance with voice commands, interactive mapping of accessible public facilities, and an integrated emergency response system. The SWOT analysis reveals significant strengths in technological integration and a multi-disability approach, while identifying critical dependencies on digital infrastructure and data security. Conclusion: SahabatInklusi represents a paradigm shift in assistive technology design, positioning digital innovation as a catalyst for social inclusion rather than merely a technical solution. The platform demonstrates how integrated AI can transform accessibility into a central component of the digital ecosystem, thereby contributing to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) in Indonesia. Novelty/Originality of this article: The research introduces a novel integration of AI and Computer Vision within an inclusive design framework that incorporates multi- stakeholder collaboration models. This holistic approach addresses both the technological and social dimensions of accessibility, offering a replicable framework for developing comprehensive disability-inclusive solutions in emerging markets
Evaluation of child protection case in Indonesia: Exploring barriers and policy directions
Full text linkBackground: Indonesia has built a strong legal foundation for child protection, including Law No. 35 of 2014 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which comprehensively regulates child protection. On the other hand, there is a significant gap between legal recognition and practical concretization, which the government actualizes through the Indonesian Child Protection Commission. Methods: This study employed a descriptive qualitative method with content analysis, collecting secondary data from 2016–2024. Data were organized, analyzed, and triangulated to examine child protection cases in Indonesia, providing insights to guide policy recommendations and address structural and coordination challenges. Findings: The findings reveal institutional crumble, limited coordination between central and regional governments, a lack of trained personnel, and weak data systems as the main issues in child protection cases in Indonesia. Despite policy and budgetary interventions, legal gaps, fragmented monitoring, and cultural barriers persist, highlighting the need for harmonized regulations, capacity building, integrated data, and community engagement to strengthen child protection. Conclusion: The study concludes that legal frameworks alone are insufficient; effective child protection requires coordinated institutions, stronger local capacity, cultural transformation, and a community-based approach to ensure children’s rights are fulfilled, upholding commitments and safeguarding every child consistently. Novelty/Originality of this article: The novelty of this study highlights the scientific implications of child protection cases in Indonesia by evaluating the period from 2016 to 2024 as a reflection to protect children’s rights, providing new insights to overcome barriers, and offering policy recommendations to adequately address these issues
From love to wound: Domestic violence and the forfeiture of parental rights
No full textBackground: This paper aims to investigate the juridical foundation and the ethical reasoning behind the termination of parental rights due to domestic violence, using the best interest of the child as its compass, and mapping the disparity between legal norms and judicial practice. The method employed is normative-doctrinal legal research based on a literature study of the Law on the Elimination of Domestic Violence, the Marriage Law, the Child Protection Law, selected jurisprudence, and scholarly literature. Methods: The data were analyzed qualitatively through systematic interpretation, argumentative construction, and linkage to the factual impact of domestic violence on children. Findings: The results indicate that positive law provides a firm basis for sanctions and protection, including the restriction of interaction and the termination of custody rights. However, implementation is often hampered by the ambiguity in proving psychological abuse, the victim's economic dependence, and the weak enforcement of child support. Effective termination of parental rights is shown to break the cycle only when accompanied by a protection order, a post-judgment parenting plan, and sustained psychosocial support. Conclusion: Policy implications encompass guidelines for proving coercive control, expanding access to time-sensitive protection orders, integrating trauma-informed services within religious courts, and establishing child support enforcement mechanisms that do not burden the victim. Novelty/Originality of this article: Furthermore, schools, public health centers, and communities are highlighted as critical nodes for early detection. Ultimately, the work of law and the social network converge on one simple goal: ensuring that the home once again signifies a safe place of return for the child
Digital taaruf and gender identity: A study of gender performativity
No full textBackground: The phenomenon of online taaruf has emerged as an alternative method of finding a spouse in the digital age, widely used by Muslim youth. Its scope in the virtual world has brought this phenomenon into new dynamics in gender relations, differing from traditional taaruf. Methods: Through qualitative methods by interviewing 13 informants and using NVivo as a data analysis tool, as well as gender performativity theory, this study aims to explore the performance and expectations of gender roles during online taaruf, their changes after marriage, as well as participants' views on polygamy and how gender differences influence differing perspectives on such practices. Findings: The findings of this study indicate that women tend to present a feminine image, capable of performing domestic tasks, and patient. Meanwhile, men more often showcase leadership, responsibility, and authority. Conclusion: This study concludes that online taaruf reinforces traditional gender roles based on religious norms, where there is an imbalance of authority between men and women. These findings emphasize the urgency of gender-based digital literacy. Novelty/Originality of this article: The novelty of this study lies in applying gender performativity theory to understand how participants in digital taaruf perform and negotiate their gender roles, how these performances shift after marriage, and how gender differences shape perceptions of polygamy in the digital era
The effect of education, training, and work experience on the employment probability of people with disabilities in Indonesia
Full text linkBackground: The significant gap in labor force participation among Indonesia's 22.5 million persons with disabilities poses an urgent challenge to inclusive development, despite the existence of affirmative policy frameworks. This study aims to analyze the influence of human capital, measured by education level, training, and work experience, on the probability of employment among persons with disabilities. Methods: This study uses a mixed-methods approach, processing quantitative data from the February 2024 National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) with a logistic regression (logit) model and reinforced with qualitative analysis through in-depth interviews. Findings: The results of the study show that higher education and participation in job training significantly increase the probability of employment for people with disabilities. However, this study reveals a crucial contrasting finding: secondary education has no significant effect, while work experience and residence on the island of Java are negatively correlated with employment opportunities. Qualitative interviews explain this paradox, in which systemic discrimination, stigma, and structural barriers in the workplace effectively negate the benefits of human capital. Conclusion: Investment in human capital (supply side) is important but insufficient if not balanced with intervention on the demand side. The main barriers to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the workforce lie in discriminatory practices by employers and the lack of an accommodative work environment. Therefore, policy recommendations must shift from merely training individuals to strict law enforcement, incentives for proper accommodation, and changes in corporate culture to create a truly inclusive job market. Novelty/Originality of this article: This study uniquely combines recent Sakernas 2024 data and mixed methods to reveal how discrimination and structural barriers undermine human capital returns for persons with disabilities in Indonesia
Digital business skills empowerment: Enhancing power aspects and economic independence of underprivileged orphans
Full text linkBackground: This research is motivated by the condition of underprivileged orphans who are unable to pursue higher education and secure decent jobs due to the death of their parents and the poverty they experience. Meanwhile, the empowerment of underprivileged orphans, which is typically carried out by orphanages, is usually only done until they graduate from high school. Therefore, further empowerment is needed for underprivileged orphans to achieve their welfare. This research aims to explain the empowerment and aspects of power of underprivileged orphans developed through the ABC Jakarta program. Methods: This research uses a qualitative and descriptive approach conducted from March to June 2024. Data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews, participation observations, and literature studies involving twelve informants, namely four program implementers and eight students. Finding: The results of this research show that the empowerment of underprivileged orphans by ABC Jakarta, which focuses on digital business, consists of new student admissions, student orientation, education and training classes, service, internship, employment, and graduation. The process of empowering underprivileged orphans can be seen from increasing students' capacity, knowledge, skills, and learning motivation. A strength perspective is found in ABC Jakarta activities, which focus on developing the capacity and potential possessed by the underprivileged orphans as students. Empowerment is carried out so that the underprivileged orphans can have power. The aspects of power developed in this program are the power to make personal choices and determine life opportunities, define needs, think, access and utilize resources, and engage in economic activities. This power enables underprivileged orphans to improve their lives. Conclusion: The empowerment process in ABC Jakarta emphasizes the potential of underprivileged orphans so that they can have aspects of empowerment in order to change their life for the better through employment. Novelty/Originality of this article: The novelty/originality of this article lies in analyzing ABC Jakarta’s empowerment model, which uniquely focuses on developing digital business skills to enhance underprivileged orphans’ power, choices, and economic independence
The social security for female workers in Indonesia: A gender equality perspective
Full text linkBackground: The number of women workers in Indonesia has increased steadily from 2020 to 2024. Women have reproductive roles and are entitled to rights in the workplace, including maternity leave, miscarriage leave, menstrual leave, and breastfeeding breaks. However, these rights are sometimes not provided according to Indonesian Law Number 13 of 2003 on Manpower. Maternity rights are crucial for women’s well-being and should be granted in line with applicable laws. Methods: The research method used in this journal is a literature review in the form of case studies. Seven case journals in Indonesia were used as the primary references for this study. The research was conducted without comparing the main reference journals. Findings: The study found that women workers, both formal and informal, are employed across various sectors in Indonesia. Social protection guarantees for women, such as social insurance and employer obligations, exist but are not consistently implemented. Some companies cooperate with BPJS Employment, while others provide maternity, miscarriage, menstrual leave, and breastfeeding breaks. However, the lack of proper supervision by the government and labor unions has led to insufficient implementation of these protections, hindering the improvement of women’s welfare. Conclusion: Social protection for women workers must be fulfilled by employers to ensure that women workers can still exercise their reproductive rights. Providing social protection in accordance with applicable regulations for women workers can enhance the social welfare of women workers. Novelty/Originality of this Study: This study offers a unique perspective on the challenges in implementing social protection for women workers in Indonesia, highlighting gaps in supervision and enforcement, as well as the importance of fulfilling reproductive rights to improve women’s well-being
The association between inclusive leadership and pro-social rule breaking: Gender as moderator
Full text linkBackground: This study explores the relationship between inclusive leadership and pro-social rule breaking (PSRB), with gender as a moderating factor. Drawing on role theory, it posits that women and men may exhibit different behaviors in work contexts. While women are typically linked with communal, socially oriented behaviors, men tend to show agentic, achievement-focused behaviors. This difference may influence how men and women respond to inclusive leadership in the workplace, including their likelihood of engaging in PSRB. Methods: The study involved employees from hospitality companies in Indonesia (N=193). Data were collected through an online survey, and the relationships were analyzed using Hayes' PROCESS macro on SPSS software. Findings: Inclusive leadership was found to have a negative correlation with PSRB. Gender moderated this relationship, with a significant negative correlation between inclusive leadership and PSRB in male participants, and a positive but non-significant correlation in female participants. Conclusion: The findings suggest that inclusive leadership influences PSRB differently based on gender, with men showing a stronger negative association. This highlights the need to consider gender when studying leadership styles and their impact on workplace behavior. Novelty/Originality of this Study: This study contributes to the literature by examining the role of gender in the relationship between inclusive leadership and PSRB, offering insights into how inclusive leadership can differently affect men and women in the workplace
Effective strategies and practical implementation in teaching english to deaf students: Insights from a qualitative case study of communication approaches and learning media
Full text linkBackground: Deafness is a condition when a person cannot hear, either partially or completely. Deaf students have different ways of communicating with other people, including the way they learn things. Teachers need to use special methods in teaching deaf students so that the objectives of the teaching and learning process can be achieved. This research aims to identify the strategies used by teachers in teaching English to deaf students and find out how these strategies are implemented. Methods: This research uses a qualitative descriptive method and is based on a case study at SMPLB Karya Bakti Don Bosco Wonosobo (Special School for the Deaf). To find answers to these problems, this study interviewed an English teacher about the strategies implemented during the learning process in the classroom. To obtain more in-depth data, researchers also conducted classroom observations. Findings: This research shows that teachers use sign language strategies, read lips and use various media. As for the implementation of this strategy, the teacher focuses more on enriching students' vocabulary, the teacher speaks slowly and clearly when using sign language. teachers teach simple conversations; teachers use varied media. Conclusion: Teaching English to deaf students requires tailored strategies such as sign language, lip-reading, and media use, which must be implemented with patience and persistence to support effective learning. Novelty/Originality of this article: The findings in this study emphasize the fact that teaching deaf students requires excessive effort and great persistence, and the strategies presented in this study can be useful for other English teachers teaching deaf students
Socio-economic factors influencing the voting behavior of people with disabilities in developing nations
Full text linkBackground: In developing nations, people with disabilities face systemic barriers that impede their full participation in political processes, particularly in voting. This paper explores the intersection of disability and socio-economic factors, analyzing how poverty, education, employment status, and social marginalization affect the voting behavior of disabled individuals. Despite the recognized right to vote, people with disabilities are often excluded from the electoral process due to physical inaccessibility, lack of disability-inclusive policies, and socioeconomic constraints. Methods: Through a sociological lens, this study examines how these individuals' political engagement is shaped by structural inequalities, highlighting the compounded impact of disability and economic disadvantage on voter turnout and political participation. Drawing on case studies from low-resource settings. Findings: This paper demonstrates that people with disabilities in developing countries face multiple barriers to exercising their right to vote. These barriers include accessible polling stations, voter education, and legal frameworks protecting political rights. These structural inequalities directly impact the voting behavior and levels of political participation of people with disabilities, particularly in resource-limited settings. Conclusion: This study emphasizes the importance of inclusive policy reforms to eliminate the specific barriers that people with disabilities face in the electoral process. This requires accessibility to polling stations, voter education targeted to disability groups, and legal protection of their political rights. Novelty/Originality of this article: The novelty/originality of this article lies in its sociological analysis of how disability intersects with poverty, education, and employment to shape political participation, emphasizing structural barriers and advocating for inclusive electoral policies in developing nations