Abstract:
The gap between public facilities services for normal people and blind persons in Makassar City, still
cannot be fully resolved. Blind persons are seen as a burden oftenly which results in their position that
being neglected even more. This study aims to (1) find out the implementation of the Convention on
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities in fulfilling the rights of blind persons to public facilities in
Makassar City, (2) to find out the strategy of the Government of Makassar City in fulfilling the rights
of blind persons to obtain public facilities. This research is normative-empirical, research location in
Makassar City. Techniques and data collection through literature and interviews. The results of the
study show that (1) the implementation of the Convention on The Rights of Persons with Disabilities
in fulfilling the rights of public facilities for blind people in Makassar has not been fully implemented
even though there is a Regional Regulation regarding the fulfillment of the rights of blind people, due
to the lack of available public facilities. 2) the strategy of the Government of Makassar City in
fulfilling the rights of blind persons in obtaining public facilities is to provide friendly facilities for
blind persons such as guiding blocks on sidewalks.
