22 January 2026

Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People

Short pieces:

Invisible Twice: The Hidden Challenges of Refugees with Disabilities (The Diplomatic Pouch, Dec. 2025) [text]

Refugee Protection in the Lens of Age: Towards an Age-Sensitive Approach (RLI Blog, Nov. 2025) [text]

Reports:

Educational attainment and employment among immigrants with disabilities (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada & Statistics Canada, Dec. 2025) [text]

Untold Stories of Disablement and Displacement: Syrian Refugees in Canada (Practical Action Publishing, Aug. 2025) [info]

Journal articles:

"Aging in Cross-Cultural Contexts: Transnational Healthcare Practices Among Older Syrian Refugees in the Greater Toronto Area," Journal of Ageing and Longevity, vol. 6, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Ageing in precarity: refugee and asylum seeker experiences of housing and home in later life," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 13 Nov. 2025 [open access]
- Focuses on the UK.

"Assessing the impact of disabilities on healthcare access among Sudanese refugees in Egypt during the 2023 crisis: a discriminant analysis approach," Frontiers in Medicine, 11 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"Dementia risk among individuals with a migrant background—a scoping review," Frontiers in Dementia, 17 Nov. 2025 [open access]

"Perceived Social Support Among Older Adults Residing in the Rohingya Refugee Camp in Bangladesh," Health & Social Care in the Community, 29 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"'Physical rehabilitation without vocational rehabilitation is unfinished business': The IRO’s Rehabilitation Programme for Displaced Persons with Disabilities, 1948‑1952," Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire, no. 44 (2025) [open access]

"Psychological adaptation and resilience among elderly refugees: protective and risk factors in confronting trauma and social isolation," Frontiers in Psychology, 9 Dec. 2025 [open access]
- Focuses on Egypt.

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