Komnas HAM, Indonesia UNCRPD Written Contribution B. The Politics of Budgeting for Disability Rights 9. Komnas HAM’s observation regarding the special budget for persons with disabilities was that it has never been allocated in all ministries and state institutions. The only ministry with special budget for this purpose is the Ministry of Social Affairs. Other ministries, on the other hand, while they have an allocated budget, they have no specific program designed for persons with disabilities. In 2018, the education budget went up by only 2.7%, whereas in 2019 the budget decreased. The budget allocated by Directorate of Special Education and Special Services Development in 2019 Rp.690,660 billion, a decrease in figure by approximately Rp.65 billion from Rp.755,786 billion in 2018.2 It went to show that the politics of budgeting in the national budget has not yet fully sided with persons with disabilities. 10. Government policies on the protection and fulfilment of the rights of persons with disabilities are also reflected in the health budget, which should have been provided as health insurance for their disability, including assistive tools for persons with disabilities. Assistive tools are supporting tools for persons with disabilities and they should be included in the health insurance scheme. That way, the provision of assistive tools by the Ministry of Social Affairs or local government can be carried out as a charity, as opposed to be based on disability needs. Assistive tools are supporting prosthetics and mobility devices used by persons with disabilities, therefore they should be included in the health insurance scheme. 11. The regional budget also does not specifically allocate a budget for persons with disabilities. The Komnas HAM data suggests that regions that do have Regional Regulation on Persons with Disabilities have yet to prepare programs designed for participatory involvement of persons with disabilities. The Special Capital Territory of Jakarta Province, for instance, has quite a large budget allocated for disability programs. However, most of this budget has been distributed mainly to Jakarta social rehabilitation 2 https://minanews.net/ledia-hanifa-kebijakan-pendidikan-bagi-penyandang-disabilitas-belum-jelas/ 4