{"id":322467,"date":"2018-08-27T00:10:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T07:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=322467"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:20:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:20:58","slug":"ep-32-disabled-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/08\/27\/ep-32-disabled-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 32: Disabled Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7806\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-322467-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/32_Final_Ep32.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/32_Final_Ep32.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/32_Final_Ep32.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/32_Final_Ep32.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_pinw=322467-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/32_Final_Ep32.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"32_Final_Ep32.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('322467-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_322467-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_322467-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_embed=322467-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/disability-visibility\/id1282878324\u00a0?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fdisabilityvisibilityproject.com%2F%3Fp%3D322467\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today\u2019s episode is about disabled refugees featuring an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/occupational-therapy\/directory\/mirza-mansha\/\">Dr. Mansha Mirza<\/a>, Assistant Professor <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Along with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/disability-human-development\/directory\/hasnain-rooshey\/\">Dr. Rooshey Hasnain<\/a>, Mansha is Co-Principal Investigator for a project called PRIDE, <a href=\"http:\/\/pride.ahslabs.uic.edu\/\">Partners of Refugees in Illinois Disability Employment<\/a>. PRIDE aims to support Illinois-based job-seeking refugees with disabilities in accessing employment and career opportunities.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mansha will talk about this project, the needs of refugees w\/ disabilities in Illinois, and what we all can do to help welcome refugees in our community.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322471\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"322471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/08\/27\/ep-32-disabled-refugees\/img_2813\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2813.jpg?fit=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2813\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Outdoor photo with the PRIDE project team in front of a campus sign that reads: &amp;#8220;Disability, Health and Social Policy Building, 1640 W. Roosevelt Rd., Heart Center &amp;#038; Physical Therapy&amp;#8221; there are large trees in the background.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2813.jpg?fit=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-322471 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2813.jpg?resize=320%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Outdoor photo with the PRIDE project team in front of a campus sign that reads: &quot;Disability, Health and Social Policy Building, 1640 W. Roosevelt Rd., Heart Center &amp; Physical Therapy&quot; there are large trees in the background.\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2813.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2813.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outdoor photo with the PRIDE project team in front of a campus sign that reads: &#8220;Disability, Health and Social Policy Building, 1640 W. Roosevelt Rd., Heart Center &amp; Physical Therapy&#8221; there are large trees in the background. Left to right:\u00a0Aman Khan, IT Specialist, Rooshey Hasnain, Principal Investigator, Mansha Mirza, Co-Principal Investigator, Kathryn Duke, Project Coordinator, Sumithra Murthy, Senior Research Associate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1YTNJFgvGKx0rxn3I1C6J8OMaalqk1j7kTmq_FkJObvc\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>[Google doc]<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Disabled-Refugees.pdf\"><strong>[PDF]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pride.ahslabs.uic.edu\/\">Partners of Refugees in Illinois Disability Employment<\/a> (website)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prideuic\/\">Partners of Refugees in Illinois Disability Employment<\/a> (Facebook page)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whoamitostopit.com\/pigeohole-immigrants-refugees-disabilities\/\">Pigeonhole Podcast Episode 3: Refugees with disabilities<\/a>, Cheryl Green, February 6, 2018<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=21495&amp;LangID=E\">Migrants and refugees with disabilities must be priority in new Global Compact on Migration<\/a>, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner, April 12, 2017<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/development\/desa\/disabilities\/refugees_migrants_with_disabilities.html\">Refugees and migrants with disabilities<\/a>, United Nations Division for Inclusive Social Development<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womensrefugeecommission.org\/disabilities\">Women&#8217;s Refugee Commission: Disability<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/yemeni-family-hopeless-disabled-daughter-denied-visa-180416073839862.html\">Yemeni family &#8216;hopeless&#8217; after disabled daughter denied US visa<\/a>, Arwa Ibrahim, April 27, 2018, AlJazeera.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/world-europe-43898947\/crossing-divides-austrian-group-helps-deaf-refugees-learn-sign-language\">Crossing Divides: Austrian group helps deaf refugees learn sign language<\/a> (video), April 26, 2018, BBC.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/peerta.acf.hhs.gov\/content\/resource-guide-serving-refugees-disabilities\">Resource Guide for Serving Refugees with Disabilities.<\/a> United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322470\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"322470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/08\/27\/ep-32-disabled-refugees\/img_2212\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2212.jpg?fit=2478%2C3818&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2478,3818\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2212\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mansha Mirza, one of the Co-Principal Investigators on PRIDE along with Rooshey Hasnain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2212.jpg?fit=665%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-322470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2212.jpg?resize=295%2C455&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mansha Mirza, one of the Co-Principal Investigators on PRIDE along with Rooshey Hasnain\" width=\"295\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2212.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2212.jpg?resize=768%2C1183&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2212.jpg?resize=665%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 665w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2212.jpg?resize=1500%2C2311&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mansha Mirza, one of the Co-Principal Investigators on PRIDE along with Rooshey Hasnain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dr. Mirza\u2019s scholarly interests address health and social service disparities among low-income, underserved communities, with a special focus on immigrant and refugee newcomers. She is currently working on research projects that seek to enhance healthcare services for these communities using interventions such as community capacity building, information and community technology applications, trained language interpreters and para professionals. In her work, Dr. Mirza collaborates with various community organizations. Dr. Mirza is also the lead instructor of Research Methods in Occupational Therapy, a required course in the MS program.<\/p>\n<p>For more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/occupational-therapy\/directory\/mirza-mansha\/\">https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/occupational-therapy\/directory\/mirza-mansha\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Support Disability Media and Culture<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/donate\/\"><b>DONATE<\/b><\/a><b> to the Disability Visibility Project\u00ae<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sarikadmehta.com\">Sarika D. Mehta<\/a>, Audio Producer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf\">Alice Wong<\/a>, Writer, Producer, Interviewer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoAmIToStopIt\">Cheryl Green<\/a>, Text Transcript<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kut2smooth\">Lateef McLeod<\/a>, Introduction<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeeMort\">Mike Mort<\/a>, Artwork<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Theme Music (used with permission of artist)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Song: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N02wZiX7jso\">\u201cDance Off\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artist: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wheelchairsportscamp.bandcamp.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wheelchair Sports Camp<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Music<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Blue_Dot_Sessions\/Landsman_Duets\/Sage_the_Hunter\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sage the Hunter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Blue_Dot_Sessions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue Dot Sessions<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is licensed under a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/LDI\/La_mis\/LDI_-_08_-_Creo_que_tengo_un_poco_de_miedo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creo que tengo un poco de miedo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/LDI\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L.D.I.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is licensed under a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Sounds<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/Jack_Master\/sounds\/248096\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cVOCODER countdown\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jack_Master. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/sheepfilms\/sounds\/153583\/#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Bit Beeping Computer Sounds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by sheepfilms. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/32_Final_Ep32.mp3Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/32_Final_Ep32.mp3Podcast<\/a>: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS&nbsp; 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