One man's fight for equal access in Indonesia

Born into a poor family in Indonesia, Ridwan Sumantri was a bright student, who paid his own school fees by selling plastics and working in a factory.

But, paralysed from the waist down in an accident, he became a disability campaigner, winning a rare court victory against official indifference.

Produced by Christine Franciska, with illustration by Muhammad Taufiq (Emte), external.

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