<![CDATA[Mass media plays an important role in shaping public perceptions, including perceptions of disability. Unfortunately, representations of disability in the media are still plagued by stigmas and stereotypes. This study aims to examine how self-acceptance among people with disabilities is represented in the Last Twilight series through Roland Barthes’ semiotic analysis. The theories and concepts used as reference sources include the television series as mass communication media, Stuart Hall’s representation, and the self-acceptance of people with disabilities. The study employs a descriptive qualitative approach with Roland Barthes’ semiotic analysis method and is complemented by data triangulation through interviews with expert informants to validate the findings data. The results show that the Last Twilight series represents self-acceptance as a dynamic and gradual process. The series also displays two contrasting tendencies. On the one hand, people with disabilities are depicted with pity and must be protected, while on the other hand, they are portrayed more positively through their independence. Moreover, the role of a social environment that empowers people with disabilities is crucial in the process of self-acceptance. Representations of this kind can educate the public and foster greater concern for people with disabilities—without resorting to pity or sympathy—while instilling the understanding that they, too, are capable of living independent and productive lives, just like everyone else. Thus, this representation demonstrates social construction in shaping the meaning of disability. Media massa berperan penting dalam membentuk persepsi publik, salah satunya tentang disabilitas. Namun sayangnya, representasi disabilitas di media masih terlihat diliputi berbagai stigma dan stereotip. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui bagaimana penerimaan diri penyandang disabilitas direpresentasikan dalam serial Last Twilight melalui analisis semiotika Roland Barthes. Teori dan konsep yang digunakan sebagai sumber acuan meliputi, serial sebagai media komunikasi massa, representasi Stuart Hall, serta penerimaan diri pada penyandang disabilitas. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif dengan metode analisis teks model semiotika Roland Barthes serta triangulasi data melalui wawancara narasumber ahli untuk memvalidasi data temuan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa serial Last Twilight merepresentasikan penerimaan diri sebagai proses yang dinamis dan bertahap. Serial ini juga menampilkan dua kecenderungan berbeda. Di satu sisi seorang disabilitas dipandang dengan rasa kasihan dan harus dilindungi, sedangkan di sisi lainnya seorang penyandang disabilitas ditampilkan lebih positif melalui kemandiriannya. Selain itu, peran lingkungan sosial yang memberdayakan penyandang disabilitas sangat membantu dalam proses penerimaan diri. Representasi seperti ini dapat mengedukasi publik serta membangkitkan kesadaran untuk lebih peduli terhadap penyandang disabilitas tanpa merasa kasihan ataupun iba, dan menanamkan paham bahwa penyandang disabilitas juga mampu hidup mandiri dan produktif seperti orang pada umumnya. Dengan demikian, representasi tersebut menunjukkan konstruksi sosial dalam membentuk makna disabilitas.]]>
