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Webinar Series NADIM: Middle Class Construction in Rolling Stone Indonesia Magazine

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Who determines which social class we belong to in society? The answers could vary. One of those who determine our social class  is a music magazine. Music magazines define that our taste in music indicates where our class level is in society. People who like dangdut and pop music belong to lower class tastes, while rock, pop, and jazz are middle class tastes.

These things were revealed by Kavca Diosaputra from the results of his research in the music magazine Rolingstone Indonesia (RSI). The final year student of Communication Studies UII presented it in a series of Webinar series episode 16 organized by the Center for Alternative Media Studies and Documentation (PSDMA) NADIM Communication Studies at the Islamic University of Indonesia on Friday, April 16, 2021.

Diosaputra, who is often called Dio, collected archives for a span of 12 years from 2005 to 2017. In the magazine archives he found that the discourse that appeared most often was concerts. Good news, concert reviews, preparations, stories on stage, riots, and so on.

From the articles about concerts in RSI magazine, Dio drew some main ideas about what concerts are. Concerts and music are tools of upper middle class politics. Here, the concert is a place to escape from the daily routine as a leisure time. Daily routines mean routines between home, family, and work in the office. Which means it is a formal job, not an outdoor job such as a tradesman, driver, or other outdoor work which is often called an informal job.

“The dominant concepts discussed in Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine tend to talk about the interests of the upper class”

-Kavca Diosaputra-

 

In defining the middle class apart from concerts and certain types of music, it is also shown through news. For example, articles about dangdut music and stage performances. Dangdut concerts are always identified with riots and drunkenness. In addition, the diction used always uses the words ‘people’ and ‘people’s tastes’. The word ‘people’ is always identified with the small community or wong cilik.

Apart from the choice of words, the myth of the middle class in RSI magazine is also seen from the writing portion and puts the subject of authority (eg government) as the main source of news, not spectators or traders, cleaners, etc.

Further evidence is related to the topics of articles carried in the RSI magazine. “The dominant concepts discussed in RSI tend to talk about the interests of the upper class,” Dio wrote in one of his presentation slides.

“For example, talk about music tourism. This seems to put big business ahead of the lower class economy.” From what was discussed, it can be seen where RSI is positioning partiality and discourse on certain classes.

 

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Do We Still Need PSB Supervisory Board?

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The Supervisory Board (Dewas) of the Public Service Broadcasting/PSB is commonly understood as the highest entity in the governance of the PSB, especially in Indonesia. Dewas contains various elements. It is starting from the public, government to PSB elements.

Public involvement in the Dewas, or according to Masduki, more accurately the Public Broadcasting Council, is vital for LPP. “The key word of public service broadcasting board is representation. The more representative, the more ideal,” said Masduki, UII Lecturer at Department of Communications, who is also research specialist on Public Service Media, at the Webinar held on Sunday, April 4, 2021. 

This weekend webinar welcomes Indonesian National Broadcasting Day, entitled ‘Do We Still Need an PSB Supervisory Board?’ This webinar, organized by the Media Care Society (MPM), Yogyakarta, was attended by various academics, practitioners, and other general participants.

Besides Masduki, other speakers were M. Mistam (Chairman of the Supervisory Board of RRI period of 2016-2020), Paulus Widiyanto (Chairman of the DPR Special Committee on Broadcasting Law Number 32/2002), and Mira Rochyadi Reetz, an academic from the Institute of Media and Communication Science Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany.

Quoting Professor Hanrietty, in the book entitled Public broadcasting and the political interference, Masduki said two things need to be highlighted in a supervisory board structure or a public broadcasting board. The first is the representation and the second is the appointment procedure for the election.

Masduki explained that there are three models of PSB representation in the world. The first is a liberalistic open competitive representation. “This is like the system used in Indonesia, there is potential for clientelism,” Masduki explained. “This means that only those who are close to the voting team have a high chance of becoming the PSB Supervisory Board.”

While the second model is civic representation, all representatives of elements in society are advised to register as PSB Supervisory Board. “For example in Germany, the number of PSB Supervisory Board can be a lot. And they are voluntary. Indonesia has an example, see the press council,” he added.

While the third model is primordialistic representation. The representatives are based on region, ethnicity, gender, etc. “And in Indonesia there are already the experience of the first model of PSB Supervisory Board representation is not good. We have to propose that it be changed in the revision of the broadcasting law,” suggested Masduki, who is also the Founding Council of the PSB Clearing House (Rumah Perubahan Lembaga Penyiaran Publik).

Masduki suggested, now in the future, the councils that are in the election process this time, the more representatives from the public, the better. “The divine principle should be so. For example, from one RRI, one government, then more public representatives,” said Masduki, whose dissertation in Germany specifically discusses public service broadcasting in Indonesia (RRI and TVRI). According to him, this is an effort to recondition towards civic representation ideal in representation in the PSB Supervisory Board.

 

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Creative and Productive with Achievements at the FPSB UII

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Anniversary. Anniversary is always a momentum for reflection and projection. The same was done by the FPSB UII academicians at the peak of their 26th anniversary. Various achievements, appreciations, achievements, and lessons learned in the 26th FPSB Anniversary on Thursday (15/4/2021).

The 26th anniversary of the FPSB raised the theme “Being Creative and Productive in a Disruptive Era,” said Diana Rahma Qodari, the presenter. The Milad Agenda, based on the schedule of events, starts with the UII FPSB Development Report by the Dean of the FPSB UII-Fuad Nashori, Announcement of Achievement Award for FPSB UII students, Announcement of Achievement Award for FPSB UII Lecturers and Employees, and the General Studium.

On this occasion, several members of the Department of Communications’s family won awards. For example, Narayana Mahendra won 1st place for Lecturer Outstanding in UII’s FPSB Lecturer Achievement Award. Then Ida Nuraini Dewi KN won second place, and Puji Rianto won third place.

The Lecturer Achievement Assessment is based on the performance value of two semesters for each department. For example, Raden Narayana Mahendra Prastya has published many journal articles. In 2020, he published an journal article that discusses the events of terrorism in New Zealand and Sri Lanka entitled Framing analysis of government crisis communication in terrorist attacks (Case in New Zealand and Sri Lanka). Previously, he was also the UII FPSB Outstanding Lecturer in 2019.

Meanwhile, Ida Nuraini Dewi Kodrat Ningsih in 2020 was also active in writing. One of them is writing about media editorial policy in reporting on hajj in national journals. She also writes in a chapter in a book about covid-19 on a government website. Meanwhile, Puji Rianto, who won 3rd place, wrote many publications in journals and published a module that helped the lecture process with a module entitled qualitative research methods.

Not only lecturers, Department of Communication students also made interesting achievements. For example, Muthia Rahma Syamila, an student at the international program of Department of Communications who was rewarded with an award in the category of arts / creative works. Then the Academic Field Category award was given to a student named Ajeng Putri because of her high grade GPA.

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Creative and Inspirational Work Steps to Become a Creativepreneur

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Starting an entrepreneur should be based on research. Quality research in turn will determine the level of creativity and how inspiring the efforts we are engaged in. But that’s not enough. Entrepreneurs must know these four steps in order to become creative and inspiring entrepreneurs. Be a creativepreneur!

“There is still a big chance to start a business in the digital era, for example starting from dropshipper, resellers, and then increasing,” said Adhitya Maulana, MAHIR’s Chief Operation in the Studium General at the 26th Anniversary of FPSB UII on Thursday, April 15, 2021.

Maulana gave four (4) steps to be a creativepreneur in a general studium with the theme Creative and Inspirational Ways to Work last Thursday. This Studium General is the culmination of a series of 26th Anniversary of FPSB UII which takes the big theme of Being creative and productive in a disruptive era.

What are the steps to becoming a creativepreneur?

The first step, choose a business that pleases yourself. Maulana outlined the selection of important fields according to several favorable and profitable criteria. For example, according to hobby / interest, according to expertise, needed /on demand, and relying on research. Maulana underlined the culture of research so that what we offer and produce is always research based. “So, the business has valid data, not just ‘I think’ it will be sold,” said Maulana.

The second step is creative & innovative. After determining the line of business, the second step according to Adhitya Maulana, is a creative and innovative process. Creating a new business must be different. For example, a business that has never existed before but whose products or services have been researched are ‘market’ needs. Be the first (pioneers) and be different from other endeavors.

However, a creative business does not always have to be a new type of business. Even old businesses can be innovated according to the era or market segmentation. These businesses are usually old businesses that are innovated with different approaches and tailored to the segment market. For example, ojek driver services that were used conventionally are now being innovated using a new approach through the online motorcycle taxi application.

“Innovative and creatives bussines don’t always have to be new, but it can be with different development and approaches,” said Adhitya Maulana.

Meanwhile, the third step is to have a skill set. Opening a business does not have to have all the skills at once. At least, we can one by one learn some basic skills to support the business that we are going to run. Some of the main skills that must be possessed are technical, managerial, communication, marketing & sales, Creative skills & Critical thinking skills (mindmapping), and digital literacy.

Then is Creative Thinking as the fourth step. “This is 100% pure my experience,” said Maulana. The stage of looking for creative ideas to start a business turns out to be tricky. Easy because it’s trivial things that can be obtained just by chatting or imagining. It’s difficult because there may be many ideas that come up, making it difficult to choose which one and sometimes the fear of the product will sell or not. Then of course, they are also creative in finding capital and funding to enlarge the business, which is the key.

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Five Ways to Explore Creative Ideas Towards Creativepreneur

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It is best if each of us can understand what and how the difference between creative and counterproductive in making works. Many challenges arise to get to creativepreneur in today’s digital era. From a matter of ideas, capital, networks, to market segments. However, if you have understood how, it is not too much to say that the challenge is just a matter of limits in mind. Not only research, but also creative ideas are the commander in achieving the “title” of creativepreneur.

Being a creativepreneur, it’s good to be able to distinguish between creative and counterproductive. “The first is, you can be said to be counterproductive if you work in the same ways over and over again. On the other hand, if you have worked with a new approach, then you deserve to be called creative,” said Adhitya Maulana, on Thursday, April 15, 2021 in Studium. General at the 26th Anniversary of FPSB UII. Maulana is MAHIR’s Chief Operation and a speaker at various entrepreneur discussion sessions.

The second difference between creative and counterproductive is flexibility. If creative people are always flexible and dynamic, counterproductive people work monotonously and always expose themselves to various boundaries.

As a result, creative people always appear as creators and initiators rather than followers and followers. “Usually creative people are always open to opportunities that arise. Meanwhile, people who work counterproductively are closed and anti-change,” he said.

So by itself the audience can judge that creative people are more independent than people who are always counterproductive who always depend on other people in every episode of their life.

So, it’s no wonder that many people yearn to be creative. Then, what can be done to get creative ideas in business?

Five (5) of these to get creative ideas 

First, discussion & brainstorming. This process is important to get feedback from others about the strengths and weaknesses, and get different views. This is a kind of anticipation of failure at the beginning of the process of finding creative ideas. Second, multiply surfing in a constructive virtual world and relate to your creativity.

Then the third, “improve the culture of reading,” said Adhitya giving advice. “We can learn from great people in the world who read an average of 40 books a year. The book provokes a lot of crazy ideas from unexpected people,” he said.

Also involve the ecosystem that supports you to thrive and thrive. This is the fourth step. According to Adhitya, this ecosystem is important, for example, he always chooses to associate with people who have the same vision. This ecosystem will be an important support system in building a business.

The fifth point is to practice to be more structured and organized. Neat. “Start to organize yourself and be disciplined. This will help you find a pattern of success in business. Without it, it is impossible for a business to be big and progressive,” said Adhitya.

 

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Making Mistakes Is Not A Crime For Improving Your English

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People sometimes want to always look perfect. Shame if it looks bad. But you know that this actually barriers to the learning process? Especially if speaking in a foreign language. Psychologically, people don’t want to look bad. If you feel that you are not good at speaking English, people will tend not to speak and choose to be silent. “Instead of being wrong, even embarrassed, it’s better to just keep quiet,” they thought. This kind of attitude is actually dangerous for a learner.

Making mistakes is the most important thing in the learning process. It is not a crime for making a mistake. You can imagine what if we didn’t dare to try and were afraid to make mistakes. In fact, we will never learn anymore.

Making mistakes is the most important thing in the learning process. You can imagine how it would be if we didn’t dare to try and make mistakes. This important point was conveyed by Zainur Rofiq, one of the speakers on Tuesday (6/4/2021), in a Guest Lecture organized by the international class of Department of  Communications. This guest lecture aims to improve foreign language skills for Communication’s students who are taking the English for Communication course with lecturer Moch. Muzayyin.

“Don’t worry about making mistakes. Because of it you will make mistakes as a learners. Be patient. This isn’t a one day process,” said Zainur, Alumni of the Linguistics Masters Program (Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands) to students.

Obstacles and Tips for Learning a Foreign Language

Another thing that often makes us reluctant to speak English is embarrassment by our local English accent. Zainur argues that speaking English should be with an American or British accent. It’s not prohibited to have your own accents. Javanese English. English with Javanese dialect. Because India also has it, Australians have Australian English, Malaysians also have it. Take it easy. We were not born and raised in English or American, “said Zainur.

“It’s okay to have your own access. Javanese English. English with Javanese dialect. Because India also has it, Australians have Australian English, Malaysia also has it. We were not born and raised in English or American. “Zainur said.

After being able to get rid of shame and fear of making mistakes, learners will find out more to correct mistakes. Another thing that can improve our next ability is to increase our vocabulary. How do you do it? Zainur Rofiq provides several ways that so far. effective and fun through the process of learning English.

One way is by reading we can learn a lot of vocabulary and phrases. These phrases can be used in several different conditions. One of the keys is to read. With reading, we will, without us knowing it, get a lot of vocabulary at once where the word is contextualized. Zainur invites you to read one English article a day.

Watching and listening to songs accompanied by subtitles will make it easier for us to enrich vocabulary. Listening and seeing what is spoken and pronounced in film or song, will help us understand what it is written and how to pronounce it. In addition, we can also use application tools that are widely available on the internet such as Orai, Kimi, or other applications that can be found on the Apps Store.

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The Unlimited Creativity 

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Conditions with disabilities are still often seen as an obstacle to work. In fact, people with disabilities (diffable) is actually same as most people, have different abilities. They are not dis-able. Each person’s ability can be honed with an accommodating program according to their needs and potention. Including the social empowerment program that has been routinely held by the UII Department of Communication. What is the program involving the diffable by UII Communication’s students like?

Vadhiya Rahma and four of her friends from Deartment of Communication, class 2018 broke through the stigma of disabilities/ diffable person. She pioneered the production training for producing tie dye in the Difabelzone.id Community. The goal is to develop skills and improve the standard of living for diffable person.

“It turns out that not only us who share knowledge with them, on the contrary we get a lot of knowledge from them,” said Vadhiya, on Wednesday (31/03/2021), when she was present online at the monthly discussion of the Center for Alternative Media Studies and Documentation (PSDMA). Nadim, Department of Communications of UII. According to her, diffable persons are not an obstacle to doing business and working.

The bad stigma against diffables arises because there are still many people who do not want to know and do not want to know. The use of diffable diction is actually not widely used yet. Whereas the word ‘diffable’ (popularly known for its short form ‘different ability’), as an alternative word choice compared to the word ‘disability’ (dis-ability) needs to always be echoed.

Training and Marketing

The programs offered by Vadhiya and the team did not just provide training. After the work was finished, tie dye products marketed through social media. A program of talk show was held then. The talk show entitled “How To Start Business in Young Age” provides business inspiration as well as efforts branding so that content can attract buyers. Meanwhile, Vadhiya and her team were determined to continue this program on a larger scale, such as an online bazaar.

This training is also fully supported by the Difabelzone.id Community which is very cooperative. In between the event, Irene Juliana, one of the facilitators of the Difabelzone.id community, said not to see disabled friends as people with limited abilities, but different abilities. She also shared the background of the founding of the Difabelzone.id community which was founded in 2016.

Initially, Irene and some of her friends saw the lack of facilities to accommodate entrepreneurs with disabilities after a skills training program at one of the diffable foundations in Yogyakarta. Difabelzone.id offers itself to be an alternative space for people with disabilities to be independent and work.

At the end of the event, Vadhiya hoped that this program could inspire anyone. She also thanked Difabelzone.id because she had been given the opportunity to share and learn. “We are well received, that’s why we also want to give the best feedback,” said Vadhiya at the end of the discussion session.

Reporter / Author: Indria Juwita ( Department of Communications Student of UII, class of 2017, Internship in PSDMA Nadim, Department of  Communications of UII)

Editor: A. Pambudi W.

 

 

 

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Best Practices and Model at three State Universities in Indonesia (2)

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Meanwhile, UIN Suka’s experience is different. Prof. Iswandi said that the Communication major of UIN Yogya is the most popular major in PTAI in Indonesia. “Hundreds of applicants can register, but we can only receive 150,” said Iswandi.

Iswandi answered questions from Holy Rafika, UII’s Communication Lecturer, Geographical Communication specialization, about how to differentiate the communication major at UIN in the faculty of social and da’wah faculty.

“At UIN Suka, there is a difference between communication as a science in the Communication major and communication as a technique in the faculty of da’wah and communication,” said Iswandi. According to him, another difference is that in Fishum scientific communication follows the guidelines from the Ministry of Education, while Islamic Broadcasting Communication in the Da’wah Faculty follows the guidelines from the Ministry of Religion.

The difference is again when told by the UGM experience. Since the beginning, UGM has laid the foundation for its Communication major since its name was the Publication Department in 1949. This is the first generation of communication majors in Indonesia. Only then did IISIP and followed by the University of Indonesia. It was only in 1960 Unpad Communications established a similar department.

If the Communication major of Unpad is under Fikom, UIN Communication is under Fishum (Faculty o social and humanitarian), then UGM Communication Major is under FISIPOL (Faculty of Political and Social).

UGM Communication has long changed its name to the UGM Communication Department. Now the development of knowledge in UGM Communication is very much determined by staff who are able to compete for research grants both internally and externally. “Scientific development is more determined by the ability and interest of lecturers in determining the research agenda. This focus on specialization makes UGM’s communication branding even stronger,” said Ngurah. This becomes even stronger especially when it is related to the relationship between the lecturers who continue their studies abroad. Networking is what will determine the direction and improvement of the quality of the study program.

 

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Examining Best Practices in the Communication Studies: Models at The Three State Universities in Indonesia (1)

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The development of studies on the history of tertiary institutions with the field of communication science in Indonesia has various features. Unpad, UIN, and even UGM have their own history and features. Not all of them come under a faculty called communication science.

Prof. Engkus Kuswarno, Professor of Communication Studies from Padjadjaran University said that the features are increasingly diverse if you look at Communication Science study programs at other campuses. “According to the Dikti’s data, as of April 1, 2021, there are now 344 communication science study programs in Indonesia. There are two communication management study programs. Then there are 21 Islamic Broadcasting Communication Study Programs under the Ministry of Religion (Ministry of Religion),” said Engkus in the Workshop on the Development of the Department Roadmap of Communication Study Program of UII on Friday (2/4/2021).

Engkus, who had been Vice Rector Unpad, adding that now is not known to the nomenclature of ‘majors’, “If you see in Law No. 12 of 2012, there were no term departments and faculties. The latest is a study program.”

He, referring to the policy, the education program is carried out by the study program, not the department. “Then the accreditation is the study program, not the department,” he added.

This workshop invited several figures who became role models of the Communication Study Program in Indonesia. They were Prof. Engkus Kuswarno from the Faculty of Communication Sciences / Faculty of Science. Unpad Communications Major, Prof. Iswandi Syahputra from UIN Communication Major Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, and I Gusti Ngurah from UGM Communications Major.

This workshop is an effort of the UII Department of Communications to update a department roadmap. Puji Hariyanti, Chair of the Department of Communications of UII, said that this workshop was held to share each other lesson learned, renew the roadmap for this department, some of which have been surpassed, and some have not reachable will be a guide for the Department of Communications of UII to make it better.

Questions arose after the presentation of speakers from three well-known universities in Indonesia. For example Masduki, one of the UII Department of Communications Lecturers, Specialist in the Media Policy and Journalism Research Cluster. Masduki asked, from the many discussions and historical backgrounds of this Department of Communication, especially Unpad, “how was the history to have its own faculty? How did these three campuses build their schools of thought in their respective campuses?”

Prof. Engkus said that Unpad Communication major had never turned into a faculty of its own. “From the beginning it was a publicistic faculty. Then in 1987 there was a change in regulations from Higher Education. All departments of public relations, information, etc. in Unpad had to become a communication major,” he explained.

“It used to be called a department. Previously it was majoring in information, PR, publicist. Then asked to change to a study program. Then we fought for the majors to appear again with new study programs submitted in 2013,” he added. Engkus added that since changing its status to PTNBH (Legal Entity of Public University)  Unpad, there is no need for a Dikti (Ministry that govern university) permit. “Even though our PTNBH is only in 2014, after the permit to make a new study program was issued in 2013,” said Engkus.

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Empower Each Other With Tie Dye (1)

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Vadhiya Rahma Naisya started gathering some materials for tomorrow. She and five other fellow students of the Department of Communications UII held a community empowerment event in the Difabelzone Community, Pandak, Bantul last December, 2020. Even though she was sweating, he never complained. Vadhiya has the principle, if sharing can be a blessing for others, it will gain happiness indeed.

These materials are dyes, cloth, and several other tools for the practice of making tie dye. For those who don’t know about tie dye, they will definitely frown. But it turns out that tie dye has been known for a long time, especially in Java with the name jumputan. Vadhiya said that making tie dyes with these members of difabel zone community is very enjoyable. How could it not be, enthusiasm and the unexpected finish that made the painstaking preparations here and there for about three weeks paid off. 

Strict Health Protocols

Despite the pandemic, they designed the tie dye-making training to be lively. It also going with strict health protocols, Ila, for example. According to Vadhiya’s stories, Mbak Ila, who has a speech disability, was very interested. She also active in following the instructions and practices of making tie dye from Vadhiya and friends. Vadhiya also learned various things, she said. “For example, if Ms. Ila wants to ask about techniques and methods that are not yet clear, Vadhiya will ask Mrs. Irene. From Mrs. Irene’s explanation, I also learned about how to communicate in sign language,” said Vadhiya. 

 

“It feels like the two days of Tie Dye making training are still not enough if we remember the togetherness and kinship here, even when we came home,  it took a long time to say goodbye there,” recalled Vadhiya. “I am happy with the enthusiasm and high willingness to learn from friends in difabelzone community.”

She and the team carried out community empowerment to fulfill the course Non-Commercial Communication Program Management taught by Puji Hariyanti, the lecturer of the Department of Communication, which is an Empowerment Communication specialist. Puji even appreciated the idea of ​​tie dye with the disabled community and hopes that it can be continued again.

 

 

 

How to make community empowerment in the midst of a pandemic?

“Yes, just go with the flow,” she said. “We live like playing. There is no burden. So even though there are those outside the city, we share tasks that can be done from outside the city,” explained Vadhiya. Precisely when you are taken to relax and obey the UII health protocols, everything that feels difficult at first becomes easy. 

“Many people said that people with disabilities are deficient, in fact, I say it was untrue. No, that really is friends with disabilities. It has many advantages,” said Irene Juliana, a companion community of difabelZone.id. 

Vadhiya revealed that in the previous time, difabelzone community, that was founded in 2016, has long been able to make batik. You can see how neatness and their perseverance. “We feel like we can go home for a week, we learn a lot about work,” said Vadhiya during a monthly discussion organized by the Nadim, Center for Alternative Media Studies and Documentation (PSDMA) of the Department of Communications of UII on March 31, 2021. 

Sara Fadila, a member of the empowerment team also said, “Their positive response made me happy. I’m happy to be able to try new things too. They are full of enthusiasm, and that is what impressed me,” she said.

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