Implementation of Inclusive Education Policies to Create Learning Equality

Abstract

Education is a supporting aspect and plays a major role in determining the success of a nation's achievement. Although the education sector is a very important sector, the distribution of education is an unresolved problem such as the availability of educational services for persons with disabilities or children with special needs. Based on the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2003 concerning the National Education System which states that education is the right of everyone without exception, including people with disabilities. Based on data from the National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas) in 2018, the number of people with disabilities in Indonesia was 14.2% of the total population, which was 30,380,000 people. In answering this problem, since 2009, Permendiknas Number 70 of 2009 issued. Inclusive Education for students who have abnormalities and have potential intelligence and/or special talents. This article will discuss the Implementation of Inclusive Education Policy Implementation to Create Education Equality. The analysis will be carried out through an in-depth literature review through regulatory documents, previous articles, and news related to the implementation of this policy. Through a literature review, this article will explain how the implementation and outcomes of inclusive education policies are.