Category: Reference material

DRW’s information manual- The road to reciprocal integration

A manual for public institutions and civil society organisations that meet migrants with *non-normative abilities and work with reception, establishment, integration and social support. The DRW’s information manual goes through theoretical critical frameworks, the legal systems for migration and social rights, and an analysis of how the system works for the target group based on … Continue reading “DRW’s information manual- The road to reciprocal integration”

Politiken bör arbeta utifrån en bredare och intersektionell konsekvensanalys

Två mycket centrala utredningar på funktionshinderpolitikens område publiceras i januari 2019 – LSS-utredningen den 10 januari och styrutredningen för funktionshinderpolitiken den 31 januari.  Ett genomgående funktionshinderperspektiv saknas i statliga utredningar. DRW har pratat med Martin Olauzon om Mottagandeutredningen och styrutredningen för funktionshinderpolitiken som han varit särskild utredare för. Han understryker att principen om universell utformning … Continue reading “Politiken bör arbeta utifrån en bredare och intersektionell konsekvensanalys”

UNDP’s migration unit visited and interviewed DRW’s team

The18th of October 2018 representants of the UNDP Migration Unit’s Saran Kaba Jones,  Lena Mucha, Johan Tholson and Jon Rudberg visited DRW’s offices and met with the DRW team and interviewed Julius Ntobuah on his experiences as a refugee to Sweden with a disability. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has over the summer, in … Continue reading “UNDP’s migration unit visited and interviewed DRW’s team”

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”

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”

Disabled Refugees Welcome’s list of demands

Increased participation for newcomers with nn-normative abilities on issues connected to health, employment, education, family, migration policy/politics of establishment, accommodation and transport. Commitment from the Swedish Migration Agency and the municipalities to create a common framework following the UNHCR’s Resettlement Assessment Tool: Refugees with Disabilities. Access to adapted Swedish language education and vocational programmes of … Continue reading “Disabled Refugees Welcome’s list of demands”

DRW’s analysis of DRWs survey to the political parties of the Parliament and Feminist Initiative

Migrants with refugee status who today would get guarantee-pension will be forced to live on social welfare benefit instead, if the proposals from the Centre Party, the Liberals and the New Moderates are implemented. DRW can today, based on the answers provided in the survey, conclude that half of the political parties lack knowledge about … Continue reading “DRW’s analysis of DRWs survey to the political parties of the Parliament and Feminist Initiative”