This study investigated how a local disability organization in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia, has functioned as an empowering setting for its members. This article discusses, in particular, the context specific features that have enabled members of this organization to resist the pervasive stigmatization commonly imposed upon people with disabilities. The research data was collected through interviews with 18 members of the organization and analyzed using the method of constructivist grounded theory. The findings suggest that this organization exists as an empowering setting because it functions as a mindset changer, an alternative resource center, and fosters supportive and courageous allies. Through this empowerment, members can challenge the normalized stigmatization and promote more emancipatory identities, particularly in a rural context where some socio-cultural aspects may further complicate the disadvantages of people with disabilities. Implications for future research and disability interventions are discussed.

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作为赋权环境的残疾人组织：挑战污名化，促进解放

本研究调查了印度尼西亚日惹省的当地残疾人组织如何为其成员提供赋权环境。本文特别讨论了使该组织的成员能够抵制普遍强加于残疾人的普遍污名化的特定背景特征。研究数据是通过对组织 18 名成员的访谈收集的，并使用建构主义扎根理论的方法进行分析。研究结果表明，该组织作为一种赋权环境而存在，因为它起到了改变思维方式、替代资源中心的作用，并培养了支持性和勇敢的盟友。通过这种授权，成员可以挑战常态化的污名化并促进更多解放的身份，尤其是在某些社会文化方面可能使残疾人的劣势进一步复杂化的农村环境中。讨论了对未来研究和残疾干预的影响。