Ganjar Wants To Realize Equality And Public Space With Disabilities

President Ganjar Pranowo's candidate when meeting Lombok disabled people in Graha Futsal, Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Sunday (3/12/2023). (ANTARA/Nur Imansyah).

Presidential candidate number 3 Ganjar Pranowo wants people with disabilities to have equality in all aspects, including the provision of infrastructure inclusiveness such as public spaces. This was stated by Ganjar Pranowo when he met Lombok disabled people in Graha Futsal, Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara, Sunday, December 3. Ganjar also greeted his friends with the disabilities of representatives of 38 provinces online in commemoration of the 2023 International Day of Persons with Disabilities. On that occasion, Ganjar received several inputs related to equal accessibility rights for people with disabilities, especially in public spaces. They feel that so far the need for access to disabilities has often been marginalized. "Earlier there were those who said 'here we are already using a wheelchair, sir, but I find it difficult to climb stairs, sir, please give me access'. 'Sir, I am blind, please sir, I give you a sign and we know'," said Ganjar Pranowo. Many existing public spaces are considered less friendly to people with disabilities. For this reason, Ganjar is committed to encouraging the provision of infrastructure inclusiveness such as public spaces and government offices that are friendly to its users, including disabilities in the future. Ganjar Pranowo wants people with disabilities to have equality in all aspects: ranging from education, access to public spaces, to the economy, so it is important to prepare superior human resources. One of the efforts to encourage this is to involve the participation of people with disabilities in the development of public access infrastructure. Ganjar said that during his tenure as Governor of Central Java, he involved people with disabilities and emphasized that local governments must involve people with disabilities, children, and women when building an infrastructure. Not only that, Ganjar also seriously pays attention to people with disabilities by participating in drafting regional regulations on persons with disabilities related to fulfilling accessibility for persons with disabilities. "So I had a little experience when I was governor at that time the disability group was one of the groups that we always invited in the development planning deliberation to the side of the group of women and children, this is how to make everything equal and nothing is left behind, no one left behind," concluded Ganjar. On that occasion, Ganjar Pranowo gave hundreds of wheelchairs as a form of support for people with disabilities. Ganjar was also given a painting by an artist named "Former" entitled'self-restret' with a red and white background. Before holding a meeting with disabilities, Ganjar Pranowo on the sixth day of this campaign period took advantage of the momentum of the free drive (car free day) Jalan Udayana to exercise as well as greet the community.

The intimacy was so warm between the residents and their potential leaders, often Ganjar served everyone who wanted to take selfies together.