{"id":474051,"date":"2021-02-21T19:40:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T03:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=474051"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:19:17","slug":"ep-97-disabled-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2021\/02\/21\/ep-97-disabled-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 97: Disabled Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3061\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-474051-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Ep_97_Final.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Ep_97_Final.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Ep_97_Final.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\/Ep_97_Final.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_pinw=474051-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Ep_97_Final.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ep_97_Final.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('474051-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_474051-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_474051-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_embed=474051-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%3D474051\" 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 I\u2019m in conversation with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mustafa Rfat. Mustafa is a graduate student in the Public Administration Program at West Virginia University. He\u2019s also a trainee at <a href=\"http:\/\/lend.cedwvu.org\/\">Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND)<\/a> at the university. Mustafa came to the U.S. as a refugee from Iraq in 2011. You\u2019ll hear Mustafa talk about his experience as a refugee and his adjustment to life in the United States. Mustafa will also describe the unique challenges and needs of refugees with disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_474107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-474107\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"474107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2021\/02\/21\/ep-97-disabled-refugees\/unnamed-14\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-2.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" 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=\"unnamed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo of three people gathered around a white grand piano. On the left sitting on the piano bench, Nazli Khazirova, a woman with a purple head covering and a navy blue outfit smiling widely. Her arm is extended toward Mustafa Rfat on the right, a man wearing a navy blue business suit with a white shirt and red tie who is also smiling. In the center, laying on top of the piano is Defne Rfat, a little baby girl with a white flower-like headband and a white and pink tulle outfit like a ballerina&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-2.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-474107 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of three people gathered around a white grand piano. On the left sitting on the piano bench, Nazli Khazirova, a woman with a purple head covering and a navy blue outfit smiling widely. Her arm is extended toward Mustafa Rfat on the right, a man wearing a navy blue business suit with a white shirt and red tie who is also smiling. In the center, laying on top of the piano is Defne Rfat, a little baby girl with a white flower-like headband and a white and pink tulle outfit like a ballerina\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-2.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-474107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of three people gathered around a white grand piano. On the left sitting on the piano bench, Nazli Khazirova, a woman with a purple head covering and a navy blue outfit smiling widely. Her arm is extended toward Mustafa Rfat on the right, a man wearing a navy blue business suit with a white shirt and red tie who is also smiling. In the center, laying on top of the piano is Defne Rfat, a little baby girl with a white flower-like headband and a white and pink tulle outfit like a ballerina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1aTrBFScPRpNMjjBXl9h6eVGGtW_0IPcdkPgzKbhGO30\/edit?usp=sharing\">Google doc<\/a>]<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<strong>[<a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Disabled-Refugees.pdf\">PDF<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aucdpolicytalk.org\/2020\/01\/03\/current-disability-laws-are-leaving-people-behind\/\">&#8220;Current Disability Laws Are Leaving People Behind,&#8221;<\/a> January 3, 2020, ACUDTalk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4H7t1-1lT5\">Ep 32: Disabled Refugees with Mansha Mirza<\/a>, August 27, 2018, Disability Visibility podcast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/development\/desa\/disabilities\/refugees_migrants_with_disabilities.html\">Refugees and migrants with disabilities<\/a>,\u00a0 Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UN.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/en-us\/persons-with-disabilities.html\">Persons with disabilities<\/a>, UN Refugee Agency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@UNHCR\/7-refugees-paving-the-way-on-disability-rights-6cb7e2c677fd\">&#8220;7 refugees paving the way on disability rights,&#8221;<\/a> December 2, 2019, UN Refugee Agency.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_474049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-474049\" style=\"width: 374px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"474049\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2021\/02\/21\/ep-97-disabled-refugees\/unnamed-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-1.jpg?fit=877%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"877,960\" 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=\"unnamed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo of Mustafa Rfat, a man with short dark brown hair wearing a navy blue blazer with v-neck blue shirt. Behind him is a dark gray background. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-1.jpg?fit=877%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-474049\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=374%2C409&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of Mustafa Rfat, a man with short dark brown hair wearing a navy blue blazer with v-neck blue shirt. Behind him is a dark gray background.\" width=\"374\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=274%2C300&amp;ssl=1 274w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=768%2C841&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-1.jpg?w=877&amp;ssl=1 877w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-474049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of Mustafa Rfat, a man with short dark brown hair wearing a navy blue blazer with v-neck blue shirt. Behind him is a dark gray background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mustafa Rfat<\/strong> is a graduate student in the Public Administration Program and a trainee at Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) at West Virginia University. Mustafa came to the U.S. as a refugee from Iraq in 2011. He is a passionate advocate for equal rights for people with disabilities and refugees\/immigrants. He is in the process of applying for Ph.D. programs in Social Work to further his education in research and community work.<\/span><\/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>\u00a0to the Disability Visibility Project\u00ae<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whoamitostopit.com\/\">Cheryl Green<\/a>, Audio Producer and Text Transcript<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf\">Alice Wong<\/a>, Writer, Audio Producer, Host<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kut2smooth\">Lateef McLeod<\/a>, Introduction<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeeMort\">Mike Mort<\/a>, Artwork<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Theme Music (used with permission of artist)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Song:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N02wZiX7jso\">\u201cDance Off\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artist:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wheelchairsportscamp.bandcamp.com\/\">Wheelchair Sports Camp<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Music<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music for Manatees by Kevin MacLeod<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Link:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/incompetech.filmmusic.io\/song\/4102-music-for-manatees\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/incompetech.filmmusic.io\/song\/4102-music-for-manatees<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">License:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/filmmusic.io\/standard-license\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/filmmusic.io\/standard-license<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garden Music by Kevin MacLeod<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Link:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/incompetech.filmmusic.io\/song\/3796-garden-music\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/incompetech.filmmusic.io\/song\/3796-garden-music<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">License:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/filmmusic.io\/standard-license\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/filmmusic.io\/standard-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\/\">\u201cVOCODER countdown\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Jack_Master.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/sheepfilms\/sounds\/153583\/#\">8 Bit Beeping Computer Sounds<\/a>\u201d by sheepfilms.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Ep_97_Final.mp3Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Ep_97_Final.mp3Podcast<\/a>: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS&nbsp; Today I\u2019m in conversation with Mustafa Rfat. 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