Halaman 328—342 BLIND CODE PADA UANG KERTAS RUPIAH PESAN KOMUNIKASI DAN KOMUNIKASI PESAN KEPADA PUBLIK DISABILITAS NETRA BLIND CODE ON RUPIAH BANKNOTES COMMUNICATION MESSAGES AND MESSAGES COMMUNICATION TO THE PUBLIC WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS 1 Hanny Hafar, *2 Yanti Setianti, 3 Priyo Subekti, dan Anwar Sani 4 Universitas Padjadjaran Submitted: 19-08-2019; Revised: 10-11-2020; Accepted:10-11-2020 ABSTRACT Recognizing the nominal on banknotes is one of the competencies that must be reached by the community. Eventhough rupiah banknotes have been equipped with blind codes (special markers for the visually impaired), for people with visual impairments, especially children, recognizing nominal banknotes become unique and special challenges and obstacles. The purpose of this research is to map the obstacles faced by the blind when recognizing nominal rupiah banknotes. This research uses descriptive case study method, with a single case. Data collection was carried out by means of observation, focus group discussions, and documentation studies. The sampling technique was conducted purposively on the population that participated in the implementation of blind code socialization activity for persons with visual impairments. The socialization activity presented speakers from Bank Indonesia (Bank of Indonesia) and took place at SLBN A, Bandung. The results of the constraints mapping indicate that differences in paper sizes for various nominals on rupiah banknotes, add new challenges for the participants. Other than that, the types of paper are easily worn, the use of Blind code varies on several emissions, and the existence of Blind code less assertive when touched. The Intaglio (the printmaking technique) often obscure concentration of people with visual impairment in searching for blind code. Other markers such as relatively similar colors and images, also considered less easy for people with visual impairments to recognize banknotes, especially in a rushed transaction. Keywords: Blind code; Nominal banknotes; Visual impairments. ABSTRAK Mengenali nominal pada uang kertas merupakan salah satu kompetensi dasar yang harus dimiliki masyarakat. Walaupun uang kertas rupiah sudah dilengkapi dengan blind code (penanda khusus bagi disabilitas netra), namun, bagi sebagian penyandang disabilitas netra, terutama anak-anak yang mengalami hambatan penglihatan, mengenali nominal uang kertas menjadi tantangan unik dan kendala tersendiri. Oleh karena itu tujuan dari riset ini adalah untuk melakukan pemetaan kendala yang dihadapi disabilitas netra saat mengenali nominal uang kertas rupiah. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah metode studi kasus deskriptif, dengan kasus tunggal yang bersifat intrinsik. Pengumpulan data dilakukan, antara lain, dengan cara observasi, focus group discussion, dan ISSN 2088-5415 (Print) ISSN 2355-5777 (Online) https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/kawistara/index https://doi.org/ 10.22146/kawistara. 48865 *Corresponding author: yanti.setianti@unpad.ac.id. Copyright© 2020 THE AUTHOR (S). This article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Jurnal Kawistara is published by the Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada 328 JURNAL KAWISTARA VOLUME 10 No. 3, 22 Desember- 2020