Social Minister Risma Helps Persons With Disabilities In Ende NTT Penuntun Sticks, Can Issue Sound If There Is An Object In Front

Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini helps people with disabilities use adaptive batons during his working visit to Ende Regency, NTT, Tuesday (28/2/2023). (ANTARA/HO-Kemensos RI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Social Affairs (Mensos) Tri Rismaharini helps people with disabilities use adaptive batons (TPA) during their working visit to Ende Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. "If it means something. There are items or people. You have to move it," said Risma to one of the people with sensory disabilities who received TPA assistance, according to a written statement received in Maumere, Sikka Regency, Antara, Wednesday, March 1. Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini made a working visit in Ende, Tuesday and spoke with people with disabilities on the shoreline of Jalan Lintas Flores, Raporendu, Nangapanda District. Social Minister Risma explained that the TPA can make sound like a siren if there is an object in front of it. The tool is also able to make a sound other than the sound, namely an emergency warning. The Minister of Social Affairs has also handed over the assistance of two adaptive guide sticks to people with disabilities. Muhammad Rustam (46), a visually impaired person from Ende, was emotional when he received assistance from the Minister of Social Affairs. Rustam's voice was stuttering and heard shaking during a dialogue with the Minister of Social Affairs. "I from the bottom of my heart would like to express my gratitude to the Minister of Social Affairs. I hope that you can pay more attention to us. Because my friends are worse off, so that the Minister's assistance can be immediately touched. I am proud," he said. Responding to this statement, the Minister of Social Affairs immediately asked the Head of the Ende Social Service to collect a specific number of disabilities according to the type of disability. In addition to providing TPA, during the working visit the Minister of Social Affairs also handed over three-wheeled commercial motorbikes to people with physical disabilities, complete with the help of business packages selling food and soft drinks. The assistance is a form of empowerment for independence for persons with disabilities provided through the Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI). The ATENSION assistance in Ende was handed over to 16 people, with details of six children who needed special protection (AMPK), five people with disabilities, and five elderly people. The assistance provided was in the form of fulfilling decent living such as school equipment, adding nutrition and basic necessities; two adaptive batons for people with disabilities; and entrepreneurship assistance in the form of three-wheeled motorbikes and business packages for one person with disabilities. The total amount of assistance handed over was Rp80.4 million. Furthermore, the Minister of Social Affairs also reviewed the progress of the construction of 25 five GT-powered fiber vessels that had entered the completion stage. The total assistance for ships worth IDR 6.48 billion is equipped with communication technology and fish detection equipment. The ship with a capacity of four tons was built in Ende by the community itself so that they can independently repair the ship in the event of damage. According to the Minister of Social Affairs, fishermen are threatened with losing their livelihoods if they are not equipped with adequate boats. Therefore, the provision of the ship aims to improve the welfare of fishermen in Ende. "So if there is no tool for finding food, how can he be prosperous," he said. Meanwhile, Regent Ende Djafar Achmad expressed his gratitude for the assistance provided. "This is extraordinary for all of us. Mrs. Risma, we are very grateful for the assistance of this five GT ship for fishermen," he said. Djafar said there were 10 sub-districts that received assistance, including Pulau Ende, Nangapanda, Ende Utara, Ende Selatan, Ende Timur, Wolowaru, Wolojita, and Maurole sub-districts.