
UIN Antasari Facilitates Participants with Blind Special Needs at SSE UM-PTKIN 2022 Exam, this event could be a National Pilot
BANJARMASIN – Guided by his teacher, Mr. Aan, Ahmad Nazimullah slowly entered the Computer Laboratory Room, Information Technology and Database Unit (UTIPD) UIN Antasari, Learning Resource Center Building, UIN Antasari Banjarmasin. He departed from the diamond city of Martapura (Banjar Regency), to take the Electronic Selection System Examination (SSE) for the 2022 State Islamic Religious College Entrance Exam (UM-PTKIN) facilitated by Antasari State Islamic University, Wednesday (15/06).
While the SSE UM-PTKIN 2022 Exam participants took the exam at their respective homes, Nazimullah turned out to be special, he was a blind person with high motivation who with high motivation wanted to continue his studies at the tertiary level. He chooses UIN Antasari, the Islamic Religious Education study program, to register on the UM-PTKIN path in 2022.
Hearing that there were participants with special needs for the blind, the Rector of UIN Antasari Prof. Dr. Mujiburrahman, accompanied by the Vice Rector for Academic and Institutional Affairs, Dr. Nida Mufidah, welcomed Nazamuddin’s presence in the exam room. He had the opportunity to share stories and motivations and inspirations to the Rector and all national and local committees throughout Indonesia through the zoom meeting room.
Unexpectedly, despite his limitations, Nazimullah is an outstanding student, he has won many championships. During the XVI Papua National Paralympic Week (Peparnas), in the team table tennis sport, he won a gold medal (South Kalimantan is the Champion of Table Tennis Peparnas XVI Papua).
“I hope, with the achievements that I have achieved, I can be accepted to study here and achieve a scholarship for my studies at UIN Antasari in Banjarmasin”. His hope addressed to President Joko Widodo, Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, including the Rector of UIN Antasari.
When the 6th session of the UM-PTKIN SSE Exam started at 14.30 WITA, Nazimullah was guided to the computer desk to answer the exam questions. He is guided by the committees and the accompanying teacher, listening to the reading as well as the explanation of the questions in the form of pictures or Arabic and English by the teacher beside him.
With all these forms of facilitation, the Central Committees hope that UIN Antasari can become a national model in the future, by opening special programs for people with disabilities.
“I really hope that at UIN Antasari, if there is a need for a faculty or a department to accommodate students with special needs. It will become a national reference campus, most Indonesians will concentrate on studying at UIN Antasari,” said. H. Suhirman Adita from UIN Mataram. He is also the Head of the Public Relations Forum of PTKIN throughout Indonesia while monitoring with Mawardi Ahmad from UIN Palembang at UIN Antasari Banjarmasin. (Muf/Ali/Yad)