Capacity Building Workshop to Improve Mosque Accessibility For Disabled Muslims in Muhmmadiyah of Bantul, Yogyakarta

Abstract

Abstract. This article aims to investigate the capacity building of the Muhammadiyah mosque administrators in Bantul, Yogyakarta, to provide accessibility for Muslim disabled persons who are willing to participate in religious teaching. As a minority group, persons with disabilities in Yogyakarta struggle to find a mosque's friendly facilities for them. Meanwhile, the mosque administrators have little attention to accommodating disabled Muslims. The reason why administrators' awareness of taking care of disabilities remains low is insufficient capacity. Despite being knowledgeable in Islam, they have been inexperienced in dealing with disabled Muslim fellows. Therefore, they have neither allocated nor prioritized a budget to serve disabled people. As a result, few mosques are ready to deal with disability issues. The proper model of capacity building that develops cognition, affection, and behavior is necessary for those who organize the Muhamamdiyah's mosques in Bantul. This article finds that the participatory model is quite effective.