INNOVATION WITHIN LIMITATION: BATIK CREATION BY DISABILITIES STUDENTS

Abstract

The creation of batik among disabled students with sensory limitations is still very limited. Disabled people are often considered inferior by society as a group that needs to be pitied, has limited abilities, and is unproductive. This stigma is very detrimental to people with disabilities, has negative connotations, and is counter-productive. This article uses a descriptive - qualitative method for students with disabilities at Griya Batik Difabel, Social Service, West Java Province, in creating written batik. A number of innovative steps were taken for students with disabilities to produce hand-written batik cloth. Innovation in aspects of ideas, tools, batik creation processes, displays, and introducing batik products to the wider community. The findings from this paper are that students with disabilities have high innovation abilities in creating written batik cloth. The written batik works of students with disabilities have a number of advantages in terms of innovation in ideas for motifs, designs, color compositions, including the display of the batik final work. The innovation of creating written batik created by students with disabilities is very important to be appointed, presented and shown to society as a form of fair recognition as a human being