News about the project disabled refugees welcome

DRW’s observations on the situation of disabled asylum seekers in Sweden

Sweden has laws and regulations that are meant to ensure that asylum seekers are guaranteed a legally certain asylum procedure. Everyone is to have their case thoroughly tried by competent authorities. With this perspective Sweden could be seen as a good example compared to other EU countries. However, experiences shared by disabled asylum seekers with … Continue reading “DRW’s observations on the situation of disabled asylum seekers in Sweden”

Disabled Refugees Welcome mid-project report

Disabled Refugees Welcome (DRW) is a three year project (September 2017 – August 2020), run by the Independent Living Institute and financed by the Swedish Inheritance Fund, Arvsfonden. Arvsfonden is a national fund that administers money for projects targeting children, young people and disabled people. The purpose of the DRW project is to create new … Continue reading “Disabled Refugees Welcome mid-project report”

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”