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”

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”

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”

Welcome to the DRW’s homepage

Disabled Refugees Welcome (DRW) is a project run by Independent Living Institute (ILI) and is designed to work for the rights of disabled newcomers in Sweden. On this webpage you as a visitor can follow the project, take part of our reports and other topic specific material that we have collected here. Contact us if … Continue reading “Welcome to the DRW’s homepage”