A blind man, 43-year-old Juhendri, living in Kota Bukittinggi, Indonesia, has learned how to make electrical and mechanical repairs using his touch.

Juhendri has been blind since 1999 at the age of 21. He woke up with a blurry vision. Local doctors said there was damage to the retina, cornea, and eye nerves. Both his eyes had glaucoma. He became completely blind at 22.

He taught himself workshop with his vehicle before he was blind. He also has the ability to fix electronics, such as televisions, fans, and radios.

He was then inspired to repair motorbike engines which later brought business opportunities in his place. After 10 years, he picked up the ability to repair various types of motor engine damage.

In addition to repairing motorbikes, he is currently learning how to repair cars but has more to learn with the inspiration of owning his own shop someday.

So far as a mechanic, he usually earns 300,000 Rupiah per day. Production has decreased by 60 to 75 percent because of the pandemic.

Besides motor and electrical repairs, Juhendri has the ability to message the sick, assisted by his wife and three children. Customers were usually up to five or eight but are now one to two.

Juhendri has expressed that the government in Indonesia has not provided aid for his business. He only relies on loans from the bank in his village. He still has the burden of paying off his debts and school fees for his children.

Until now, he has not received a certificate of expertise from the government.

1. How did he learn to do this? he was a mechanic before he went blind? who taught him? He taught himself a self-taught workshop with his vehicle, before he was blind he already had the ability in electronics, such as repairing televisions, fans and radios, then inspired to want to repair motorbike engines and business opportunities in his place, he started trying to repair motorbikes, initially limited to patching tires and motorbike body repair, now after 10 years he already has the ability to repair various types of motor engine damage, he is sad that until now he has not received a certificate of expertise from the government.

2. Did he only fix the motorbike? In addition to repairing motorbikes, he is currently learning how to repair cars but is not yet smart, he also dreams of being able to repair cars and open a car repair shop.

3. What kind of business does it do? Besides the workshop he also has the ability to massage the sick, he is assisted by his wife and three children.

4. What is his full name and how old is he? His name is JUHENDRI, 43 years old, born on October 10, 1978.

5. How can he be blind? blinded in 1999 at the age of 21 years, when he woke up suddenly his vision was blurred, then after medical treatment his vision was abnormal, local doctors said there was damage to the retina, cornea and eye nerves, lastly both eyes had glaucoma, according to Juhendri, both eyes can be saved if from the beginning get special action from an ophthalmologist.

6. How much does he earn as a mechanic? His income as a mechanic is usually 300 000 Rupiah per day since the Covid 19 pandemic, its production has decreased by 60 to 75 percent.

7. What assistance do blind people get from the government in Indonesia? Juhendri said that until now he had never received business assistance from the Indonesian government, for his business he only relied on loans from banks in his village, now he has the burden to pay off debts and school fees for his children.


8. How many customers per day,? customers are usually five to 8 subscribers now only one to two customers.

9. Where is the workshop? his workshop is located in a residential area on Jalan M. yamin, Bukittinggi City, West Sumatra, Indonesia.

Although experiencing the limitation of vision of yuhendri citizens of bukittinggi city, west sumatera, indonesia have unlasimed ability to be sure as a monitor in repairing motors, with hearing and feeling yuhendril can open and repair broken motor.

Yuhendril says he experienced total blinding since the age of 22 years when waking up to sleep arrived the vision is losing,then he was medical division of an eyes that can't see, currently both of the balls are not working as a due.

these month skills he getted from his hobby as electronic mechanic, then he tried the month with his own motor, now he can do the heavy lifting of unloading engines for badly damaged vehicles.
two years learning monthir finally he is successful and opening a workshop business and selling a second motor.

in his business yuhendril helped the children and his wife especially for two dories of repairing motor lights and counting money these two jobs he cannot do because it needs eyes to do it, yuhendri story that he also was decepted to accept fake money from his consumers

he wish pandemy covid 19 end soon that economic activities back to normal, he prays to the almighty can see as available, life happy with the wife and two children.