Jakarta, Sept. 4 -- Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Lestari Moerdijat reminded the government of the importance of improving public service providers' knowledge regarding the rights of people with disabilities.

According to her, despite the presence of regulations on public services for people with disabilities, some people with disabilities still receive improper treatment due to a lack of understanding among public service providers.

"People with disabilities often get improper treatment because the officers do not understand their obligations towards people with disabilities," she told the press in Jakarta on Thursday.

She underlined that the implementation of Law Number 8 of 2016 on People with Disabiliti...