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Location

Surakarta, Indonesia

City / national level work

Solo

Date Established

2018

Initiated By

Community leader

Type of initiative

Community group

Areas of work

Arts and Culture, Disability Rights, Education

Difalitera

Mission and objectives

Difalitera aims to provide disabled people access to literature, although it is also open to the general public. The organization uses alternative means to present Indonesian literature to the public through audio that can be downloaded for free. It also creates open discussion rooms for the development and appreciation of literature.

Main activities with youth

Activities included the creation of audiobooks, short stories, children’s stories, and poems. Also, open literature discussion rooms.

Their story

Difalitera was launched in May 2018 with the support of Media Cipta Ekspresi & Guyub Bocah, starting from the desire to fulfil the rights of people with disabilities for access to knowledge, especially literature.

Constituency

People with visual impairments.

Use of digital tools

Active on Instagram, website.

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