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DRW och projektet Den egna berättelsen – om psykisk ohälsa och migration.

Hjärnkoll startades 2009 av Myndigheten för delaktighet och har sedan dess utbildat ca. 300 ambassadörer. 2015 blev Hjärnkoll “Riksförbundet Hjärnkoll” i ett samarbete mellan organisationerna i Nationell samverkan för psykisk hälsa, där arbete sker för att öka öppenheten kring psykisk ohälsa, förändra negativa attityder och minska diskrimineringen av personer med psykisk ohälsa. Genom en metod … Continue reading “DRW och projektet Den egna berättelsen – om psykisk ohälsa och migration.”

DRW teamet bjöd in nyckelaktörer till ett samtal om lösningar

DRW:s referensgruppsmöte med nyckelaktörer för etableringen verkar lovande med deltagare som visade stort engagemang. Onsdagen den 19 september 2018 träffade projektet Disabled Refugees Welcome olika representanter för myndigheter och organisationer som arbetar med etablering och funktionspolitiska frågor. DRW teamet träffade nyckelaktörer såsom Pedro Landfors från Myndigheten för delaktighet (MFD), Sara Järver från Kvot-projektet Stockholm Stad, … Continue reading “DRW teamet bjöd in nyckelaktörer till ett samtal om lösningar”

How the political parties of the Swedish Parliament and F! view living conditions of migrants with non-normative abilities

Following is a compilation of a survey that, DRW (Disabled Refugees Welcome) sent to all political parties of the Parliament as well as Feminist Initiative, F! ahead of a panel dialogue during the Almedalen Week. Anders Kessling, State Secretary to the Minister for Employment and Integration and Johanna Jönsson, Member of Parliament for the Centre … Continue reading “How the political parties of the Swedish Parliament and F! view living conditions of migrants with non-normative abilities”

High hopes for the proposals from the Inquiry on the reception and housing of applicants for asylum and newly arrived migrants

Watch the live broadcasting of DRW’s seminar at the Almedalen Week here Better interviews from the start, and better cooperation between authorities; these were often the proposed solutions to the problems discussed at Disabled Refugees Welcomes’s seminar at the Almedalen Week. Non-normative abilities and needs for support should be identified at an early stage with … Continue reading “High hopes for the proposals from the Inquiry on the reception and housing of applicants for asylum and newly arrived migrants”

Disabled Refugees Welcome at the Almedalen Week!

Welcome, whoever you are? There is a lot of discussions, debates and such about newcomers, migration and integration within today’s political debate. Most people agree that the integration is dysfunctional, but there are varying points of view on how to improve it. However, there is a clear trend of increasing calls for stricter regulations, which … Continue reading “Disabled Refugees Welcome at the Almedalen Week!”

Network visit at Individuell Människohjälp (IM)

On Wednesday the 23rd of May the DRW team visited Individuell Människohjälp. IM is a Swedish development partner that has existed since 1938 and was founded by Brita Holmström. The international work of IM focuses on areas within education, health and self-provision while the emphasis within Sweden is on mutual integration. IM’s underlying methodology is … Continue reading “Network visit at Individuell Människohjälp (IM)”

DRW in Aimday Disability in Uppsala

The 26th of April, Disabled Refugees Welcome, DRW participated in Aimday Disability at SUF Resource Centre in Uppsala.   Discussion on disability issues. Aimday is an initiative to enable professionals working with disability issues, individuals with personal experience of disability and researchers to meet and discuss ways to reduce obstacles in society. DRW participated as … Continue reading “DRW in Aimday Disability in Uppsala”

A study about the arabic speaking participants in DRW

DRW interview report: Nine participants with Arabic as a common denominator Introduction: This report is written on the study of the first nine interviews that the Disabled Refugees Welcome project team carried out with people who speak Arabic as a native language or as an official language of the countries they come from. All interviewees … Continue reading “A study about the arabic speaking participants in DRW”

Language, an issue of accessibility

Is the communication between migrants with non-normative abilities and Swedish authorities deficient? At the roundtable dialogue number two with representatives for the Social Services Administration, City of Stockholm, Chavia Ali, field worker within the DRW project described the communication during meetings between newcomers with non-normative abilities and the Swedish authorities. Chavia is DRW’s Arabic speaking … Continue reading “Language, an issue of accessibility”

The DRW Unheard heroes

Unheard heroes is a series of stories about the Disabled Refugees experiences, feelings, thoughts and wishes. DRW is creating this space as a platform for disabled newcomers in Sweden to express themselves, take place, get place, make place for their voices, thoughts or experiences expressed the best way they can and want to communicate through. … Continue reading “The DRW Unheard heroes”

DRW meets BOSSE – advice, support and knowledge centre [BOSSE råd, stöd och kunskapscenter]

DRW met one of the longest-serving and activity agencies for migrants with physical non-normative abilities (a.k.a physical impairments). The agency started in 1981 as a project, then called ”Huvudstaprojektet”, funded by the National Heritage Fund – Arvsfonden. The agency took the name the unit for accommodation and services [Bostads- och serviceenheten], later shortened to BOSSE … Continue reading “DRW meets BOSSE – advice, support and knowledge centre [BOSSE råd, stöd och kunskapscenter]”