Persons with disabilities in Indonesia: Empirical facts and implications for social protection policies.

Persons with Disabilities in Indonesia: Empirical Facts and Implications for Social Protections Policies provides for the first time in Indonesian history a comprehensive empirical overview on nationally representative disability statistics. Besides the use of Riskesdas 2007 and Census 2010 data, this report makes use of a unique household survey of 2,000 individuals with disabilities in 11 provinces that was conducted in March 2012. The report further includes a review of the Indonesian and international legal framework related to persons with disabilities and discusses a variety of urgent policy interventions that aim at improving the life of persons with disabilities in Indonesia, particular those who live in poverty.