News about the project disabled refugees welcome

This month Unheard hero:

The charismatic and positive Hany Hany Hassan Mohamed Nasr is a disabled asylum seeker who came to Sweden seven months ago. Hany came to Sweden via Paris by plane, from France to Holland and then to Sweden. An Egyptian having stayed in  Kuwait for one year, he is currently living in one of the asylum … Continue reading “This month Unheard hero:”

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”

Disabled Refugees Welcome held our first roundtable

– with the City of Stockholm on Valentine’s day Wednesday the 14th of February 2018, Disabled Refugees Welcome held our first roundtable event with the City of Stockholm. Valentine’s day is a good day to share the issue close to our hearts – Welcoming Disabled Refugees. A roundtable is a method to achieve a horizontal … Continue reading “Disabled Refugees Welcome held our first roundtable”

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]”

Don’t miss our theme days in spring!

DRW aims to start the year with series of theme days during the spring and is inviting authorities, organizations and other interested in disability rights, integration questions and migration.  Save the dates! Theme day 1: LSS and migration – How does migration status affect the right of self-determination?  What is the actual legislation concerning LSS in … Continue reading “Don’t miss our theme days in spring!”

The New Moderates’ proposal risks to limit newcomers rights even further.

The issues of migration and integration have been present in societal news, newspaper and on social media during recent years. Relevant for the work of Disabled Refugees Welcome within this debate is the temporary change of the migration law enacted in the summer of 2016. According to this temporary legal change, refugees and asylum seekers … Continue reading “The New Moderates’ proposal risks to limit newcomers rights even further.”

DRW Mobilization

DRW will soon be inviting organizations to respond a survey about their work with disabled newcomers kommer. The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to fill in and aims to create network of disability organizations who in different ways work with newcomers. Our ambition is to create better understanding about available activities and necessary steps … Continue reading “DRW Mobilization”