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For whom started Disables Refugees Welcome?

Are you new in sweden and have a non-normative ability*? You can tell us about your situation, your needs and DRW’s team will provide you with tips about available resources and information about your rights. *Abilities are something that can vary from individual to individual and context to context. The definition of what normative abilities are is based on the opinion … Continue reading “For whom started Disables Refugees Welcome?”

DRW:s nya fältarbetare med juridisk kompetens.

DRW välkomnar Ola Linder som är jurist med fokus på mänskliga rättigheter och funkis frågor. Inom ramen för arbetet som DRW har genomfört under första året har det identifierats ett återkommande behov av juridisk expertrådgivning bland både målgruppen, DRW:s team och myndighetspersonal. I projektet  Med Lagen som Verktyg finns det mycket kunskap gällande rättigheter för … Continue reading “DRW:s nya fältarbetare med juridisk kompetens.”

Human rights of people with disabilities should be incorporated into swedish law!

was the message from Denise Crosso, F!s candidate för fullmäktige in Gothenburg when she visited DRW before the Swedish elections and left us with a huge smile. The UN Convention on the Rights for People with Disabilities was ratified a long time ago, Sweden has already tried to follow the recommendations voluntarily but it seems … Continue reading “Human rights of people with disabilities should be incorporated into swedish law!”

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”

Written summary

This is the views of the political parties of the Parliament and the Feminist Initiative, F! on the living conditions for newcomers with non-normative abilities. All eight of the political parties of the Parliament and F! have responded to the survey while the Social Democrats had State Secretary Anders Kessling participating, together with the Centre … Continue reading “Written summary”

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”

Coordination North

The 23rd of April, representatives for DRW participated in a network meeting with Coordination North, an important operator within the field of integration for newcomers in the Stockholm region. Among others, DRW met Josefin Daleskog who is coordinating strategist for the coordination in the north of Stockholm; this is administered by Sollentuna municipality. She told … Continue reading “Coordination North”

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”