Thematic Focus: Persons with Disabilities & Older People

Blog posts & press:

"Correspondence: Ageing out of Place in COVID-19 Pandemic Era: How does the Situation Look Like for Older Refugees in Camps?," Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol. 90 (Sept.-Oct. 2020) [free full-text]

Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Covid-19 Response and Recovery: Seven Steps to Implementing the IASC Guidelines (HPN Blog, June 2020) [text]

The Shifting Borders Experienced by People Who are Refugees with Disabilities (CONREP Blog, April 2020) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

UN: Strengthen Humanitarian Aid for People with Disabilities (Human Rights Watch, June 2020) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Compounded Exclusion: Education for Disabled Refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa," Frontiers in Education, 12 May 2020 [open access]

COVID-19 in Humanitarian Contexts: No Excuses to Leave Persons with Disabilities Behind! Evidence from HI's Operations in Humanitarian Settings (Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion, June 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Forced Migration, Older Refugees and Displacement: Implications for Social Work as a Human Rights Profession," Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, Latest Articles, 9 May 2020 [open access]
- Includes case studies on "older Rohingyas at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border and older Palestinians at the Israel-Gaza and Lebanon borders."

Guidance on Strengthening Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Response Plans (DFID, July 2020) [text via INEE]

Implementing the IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action, London Roundtable, 4 March 2020 (ODI, June 2020) [text]
- See also related blog post above.

Protection of Internally Displaced Persons with Disabilities (Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Forthcoming) [info]
- Follow the link to access submissions receiving by the Special Rapporteur.

"Refugee Families with Children with Disabilities: Exploring Their Social Network and Support Needs - A Good Practice Example," Frontiers in Education, 3 June 2020 [open access]
- Focuses on Austria.

"Social Isolation and Loneliness among Immigrant and Refugee Seniors in Canada: A Scoping Review," International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 15, no. 3 (2020) [ResearchGate]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Persons with Disabilities & Older People - Pt. 1 (6 April 2020)
- Thematic Focus: Persons with Disabilities & Older People - Pt. 2 (6 April 2020)