The Implementation of Rights to Health for Children With Disabilities (Study Cases in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia)

People with disabilities in developing countries, is still a second-class citizen. They still have to fight for their rights as citizens. This research was about targeting children with disabilities especially those comes from lower economic. This research wanted to know how the implementation of their rights to health. The number of children with disabilities in Indonesia 2009 amounted to 631,425 children. The research was conducted in 2011 and using qualitative methods and indepth interviews. The Indonesian government has guaranteed the rights of citizens with disabilities are no exception in the Preamble to the Constitution of 1945 and Law No. 4 of 1997 regarding persons with disabilities. But until the research is written, a disregard for the fulfillment of the right to health care for children with disabilities are still going in the family, community and country. As we know, children are an asset of the nation and the future generation. Indonesian government is obliged to fulfill their rights as citizens.

Keywords: rights to health, children, disability