Implementasi Rehabilitasi Sosial Dasar Bagi Penyandang Disabilitas Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Di Dinas Sosial Kota Sukabumi

Abstract

Persons with disabilities are part of a minority group who of course need to get special services and protection provided by both the government and the community. Currently, facing the Covid-19 pandemic, people with disabilities are a group that has a vulnerability that is twice as high as other individuals. Stps taken by the government to continue to pay attention to minority groups, namely the existence of a social rehabilitation program. This study aims to determine the implementation of basic social rehabilitation for persons with disabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic carried out by the Sukabumi City Social Service. This study uses a qualitative research method with a descriptive approach. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of basic social rehabilitation for people with disabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic carried out by the Sukabumi City Social Service was not optimal due to budget refocusing which caused basic social rehabilitation to prioritize aspects of meeting basic needs which consisted of providing food. and the provision of clothing, as well as access to health services, which include facilitating persons with disabilities to get vaccinated. Furthermore, when viewed from the dimensions of communication, disposition, the bureaucratic structure has been implemented well, but when viewed from the human resource dimension, the Sukabumi City Social Service does not yet have a Disability Assistance Social Worker (TKSPD).