The presence of disabled people in refugee and asylum seeking communities in Britain is frequently overlooked, and information about their particular experiences is rarely available. The findings of this report show that disabled refugees and asylum seekers, including people physically and mentally harmed by torture in their home countries, find themselves isolated in Britain without proper support from social services. Unsuitable housing, unmet personal care needs, communication difficulties and a lack of basic information about services and benefits are among the major problems they face.
Disabled people in refugee and asylum seeking communities is by Keri Roberts, Research Fellow and Jennifer Harris, Senior Research Fellow at the Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, and is published for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation by The Policy Press. The research was carried out in collaboration with the Refugee Council and jointly funded by the National Lottery Charities Board and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Published in September 2002
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