Barriers to Welfare: A participatory action research exploring experiences of an advocacy group of 'Disabled' refugees and asylum seekers

“在所有流离失所的人中，残疾人是最隐蔽和最被忽视的群体，由于身体和社会障碍或消极态度和偏见，他们被排除在大多数援助方案之外或无法获得援助方案”(女性难民事务办公室，2014)。《残疾的社会模式》表明，要理解任何残疾的生活经历，就必须承认其社会背景(莎士比亚，1997)。不幸的是，就残疾难民和寻求庇护者而言，大多数研究未能认识到这两个概念之间的交叉性(Stienstra，2002)。当考虑到残疾人的经历受到诸如“种族”、宗教、民族地位和战争经历等因素的影响时，跨部门研究的必要性变得更加迫切(Quinn，2013)。这项研究希望响应难民支持/大都市支持信托(MST)等机构的呼吁，以确定RAS与残疾人之间的交叉点(Ward，AMAS和Lagnado，2008)。基于先前与RAS和LD团体的研究，共同研究人员提出的研究议程可能包括获得支持的现实和谈判障碍的斗争。更详细地探讨这类障碍将是有益的，例如所有小组成员互动的残疾和流离失所的经历等知识对象。这将提供对该集团至关重要的问题的丰富描述。通过提供这一群体成员的描述，这项研究有望引导服务提供商和社区制定证据知情的政策。

"People with disabilities are among the most hidden and neglected of all displaced people, excluded from or unable to access most aid programs because of physical and social barriers or because of negative attitudes and biases" (womensrefugeecommission.org 2014). The Social Model of Disability demonstrates that for the lived-experience of any disability to be understood, its social context must be acknowledged (Shakespeare, 1997). Unfortunately, in the case of refugees and asylum seekers (RAS) with disabilities, most research fails to appreciate intersectionality between these two concepts (Stienstra, 2002). The need for intersectional studies is made more urgent when considering what the experience of disabled individuals is influenced by factors such as 'race', religion, ethnic status and experience of war - all identified as key experiences within the RAS population (Quinn, 2013). This study hopes to answer calls from bodies such as the Refugee Support / Metropolitan Support Trust (MST) to identify the intersections between RAS with disabilities (Ward, Amas and Lagnado, 2008).Based on previous research with RAS and LD groups, agendas for the research put forward by co-researchers may include the realities and struggles negotiating barriers to accessing support. It will be useful to explore such barriers in further details, such as the objects of knowledge such as experiences of disability and displacemet interact by all group members. This will provide a rich account of the issues that matter to the group. By providing accounts from members of this group, the research is hoped to lead service providers and communities towards evidence informed policy making.