Economic Empowerment Model of People with Disability in the Creative Industries

4.0 industrial revolution era has changed the character of the work, creating new jobs, and grow the creative industries. One problem faced by people with disabilities is the limited employment opportunities due to some limitations. Although the government has issued a regulation on equal rights, but implementation on the ground remains far from expectations. The emergence of the creative industry provides fresh air for people with disabilities to enter the workforce in order to gain economic independence. Although many people have done the empowerment of this group, but yet there is a comprehensive model that describes the role of each stakeholder in the empowerment of the people with disabilities, especially on the creative industry. This study aims to create a model of empowerment of people with disabilities so that they can have economic independence, collecting data using observation and documentation, qualitative data analysis with the outcome of a model. Research findings show that an economic empowerment model for people with disabilities in the creative industry is carried out by: government, private sector, and disability organizations. Implications of the study are its patterns of empowerment more effective and comprehensive. Keywords—model of economic empowerment; disability; regulatory; creative industry; east java