Intellectual disabilities, violent conflict and humanitarian assistance: advocacy of the forgotten

People with disability and new disaster communications: access and the social media mash-up

“…While 'shifting frontiers and boundaries' were considered during 2011, in 2013 'global conflicts and crises' were explored. These special issues investigate the experience of people with disability during times of disaster and conflict in the context of the invisibility and vulnerability of people with disability (Miles 2013;Mirza 2011;Rohwerder 2013), the experience of refugees and those seeking to cross borders (Kim 2011;Mirza 2011;Soldatic 2013;Straimer 2011) and, finally, the importance of advocacy and increasing the voice of disabled people (Aldersey 2013;Arenas Conejo 2011;Burton, Sayrafi, and Srour 2013;Loja, Costa, and Menezes 2011;Munsaka and Charnley 2013;Wehbi 2011). However, the topic of the Internet and social media and their role in disaster communications is not addressed.…”

“…She further notes that while these voices are frequently missing due to discrimination, this is especially the case in global conflicts and crises. As Brigitte Rohwerder (2013) argues, people with disability experiencing conflict or crisis are disproportionately affected because they are treated as a low priority. The disproportionate impact is compounded by the nature of their impairments and the impact of a disabling society.…”

The Impact of Community-Based Rehabilitation in a Post-Conflict Environment of Sri Lanka

“…As Rohwerder (2013) indicates, people with certain types of disability may be further marginalised in the socio-cultural context of conflict.…”

“…Indeed, the likelihood of people becoming physically and psychosocially disabled due to war and conflict is high (Summerfield, 2000;Thapa and Hauff, 2012;Bogic et al, 2015). In addition, disability issues and voices of people with disabilities in conflict-affected and post-conflict areas are often marginalised from society (Eide, 2010;Moore, 2013;Rohwerder, 2013). Therefore, practical reports that shed light on these issues and consider the sociocultural and post-conflict contexts are significant.…”

Protecting and assisting refugee children: how child neurologists can help

“…The Société Européenne de Neurologie Pédiatrique has also taken a firm position, asking paediatricians to actively contribute to improving the protection and well‐being of refugee children, specifically those with neurodevelopmental problems . Having intellectual and developmental disabilities strongly increases the risks for refugee children, but is too often overlooked in planning and response . While unaccompanied and separated refugee children are particularly at risk, children still with their parents have also been exposed to multiple forms of deprivation, as well as experiencing, witnessing, or being threatened with physical or sexual violence.…”