Community Service: Reconnecting the Communication Space for Inclusive Learning
Inclusive schools, schools with teachers, students, curriculum, facilities, activities as well as a friendly vision and mission for students with various tendencies and talents. Many schools of this kind have been abandoned, and even tend to be forgotten by separating students with special needs in Special Schools (SLB), and non-special needs in public schools. There are various kinds of school readiness to realize inclusive schools; a school that is friendly to every child’s diversity and uniqueness.
This discussion about reconnecting inclusive communication spaces is a series of community service activities initiated by Holy Rafika Dhona, MA lecturer in Communication Studies at the Indonesian Islamic University FPSB in the Geography and Environmental Communication Research cluster. This discussion invited Ana Rukma Dewi from ECCD-RC (Early Childhood Care and Development Resource Center) an online information centre and early childhood service, Saturday 5 June 2021.
The discussion entitled ‘Reconnection 2021: the introduction of inclusive schools and their practice in Indonesia’ re-considered an inclusive learning space for all people who had been cut off by the separation of learning spaces for children with special needs (disabled) and without special needs ( non-ABK). “The room is a shared construction including a study room for ABK. So far, inclusive schools have been mere slogans,” said Dhona.
To see how long the school system is not inclusive to make it easier for participants to understand schooling practices in Indonesia, participants are invited to play. This game simulation is to set special requirements for participants who are allowed to take part in the game in the zoom breakroom room. The game begins by selecting participants who use wifi, use no cellphones, and have ID cards outside Jogja.
Those who do not meet these criteria will be eliminated. Many participants cannot enter because they use internet package quotas, use cellphones, and have Jogja ID cards. Participants who were unable to enter the breakroom were very sad and curious about what was happening there. That’s the school simulation that happened.
Schooling practices that have been said to be inclusive so far are still far from ideal. There are many provisions that must be prepared seriously by all parties, both the government, the school’s vision and mission, teachers, activities, as well as school facilities and infrastructure. In addition, it is also important to take into account the readiness of parents and students. “Are parents and other students prepared for the possible consequences side-by-side in inclusive schools?” said Ana.
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