17 January 2022

Thematic Focus: Persons with Disabilities & Older People

Blog posts & press:

Prolonged COVID-19 pandemic deepens hardship for over 12 million forcibly displaced people with disabilities (UNHCR, Dec. 2021) [text]

Workshop on Including Displaced Persons with Disabilities: Workshop for African OPDs (International Disability Alliance, Dec. 2021) [text]

See also: IHSA's weekly blog listing includes a number of posts that focus on persons with disabilities in honor of the International Day.

Journal articles:

"Difficulties faced by older Rohingya (forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals) adults in accessing medical services amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh," BMJ Global Health, vol. 6, no. 12 (Dec. 2021) [open access]

"Factores sociodemográficos y migratorios en la reintegración económica y social en Tijuana de los deportados mexicanos envejecidos = Sociodemographic and migratory factors in the economic and social reintegration in Tijuana of aged Mexican deportees," Frontera Norte, vol. 33 (2021) [open access]
- Follow link for Spanish and English versions.

"Falling through the Cracks: Deaf New Americans and Their Unsupported Educational Needs," Education Sciences, vol. 12, no. 1 (Jan. 2022) [open access]
- "In this project, the moniker, 'Deaf New Americans', refers to refugees, many from Nepal, who have relocated to this specific region in the United States within the last 20 years and who identify as Deaf or hard of hearing."

"The feasibility of implementing autism intervention methods in formal education settings welcoming refugee and asylum-seeking children: A systematic review of the literature," New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Early View, 19 Dec. 2021 [open access]

"Inclusive Resettlement? Integration Pathways of Resettled Refugees with Disabilities in Germany and Canada," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 9 Dec. 2021 [open access]

"Meeting AT needs in humanitarian crises: The current state of provision," Assistive Technology: The Official Journal of RESNA, vol. 33, no. suppl. 1 (2021) [open access]

"Older Syrian Refugees’ Experiences of Language Barriers in Postmigration and (re)settlement Context in Canada," International Health Trends and Perspectives, vol. 1, no. 3 (2021) [open access]

"'When the World Turns Upside Down, Live Like a Bat!' Idioms of Suffering, Coping, and Resilience among Elderly Female Zande Refugees in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda (2019–20)," Civil Wars, Latest Articles, 10 Jan. 2022 [open access]

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