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The circumstances of migrant families raising children with disabilities in five European countries: Updating knowledge and pursuing new research

“…An international comparative research programme would allow for analysing relevant structural factors, including policies, institutional procedures, and representation. Furthermore, the intersectional impact of disability and migration (Amirpur, 2015) provides a new framework for issues analysis. Indeed, the findings presented at the workshop highlight how the challenges faced by both families and professionals are the result of the dynamic effect of disability and migration.…”

“…The few existing studies that simultaneously address both disability and migration point out how the latter causes a family's social networks to contract, and how migrant families raising children with disabilities become more dependent on formal services for support (Ben-Cheikh & Rousseau, 2013;Jennings, Khanlou, & Su, 2014). In addition, linguistic and cultural differences (Amirpur, 2015;Bétrisey, Tétreault, Piérart, & Desmarais, 2014), precarious socio-economic circumstances (Albertini Früh, Lidén, Gardsjord, Aden, & Kvarme, 2016), or a lack of available services (Kittelsaa & Tøssebro, 2014;Mahele-Nyota, 2010) can make it harder to access support. These factors, all of which are associated with migration, systematically affect the ability of interventions to meet a child's needs (Greenwood, Habibi, Smith, & Manthorpe, 2015;Lindsay, King, Klassen, Esses, & Stachel, 2012;Pondé & Rousseau, 2013).…”

“…Families raising children with disabilities face greater difficulty adapting to a host country, while a reduction in sociocultural reference points hampers their coping strategies. Furthermore, migrant families seem to prefer certain types of interventions: home visits by a practitioner (Bonomi & Bianchi, 2015), services provided by professionals of the same origin (Jegatheesan, Fowler, & Miller, 2010;Wieffferink, Vermeij, & Uilenburg, 2012), and care that takes the family's cultural background into consideration (Amirpur, 2015;Lindsay et al, 2012). Such approaches foster a relationship of trust between families and practitioners, thereby ensuring greater effectiveness.…”

“…Although the needs of migrant families raising children with disabilities and the factors restricting access to available services have been clearly identified, the increasingly complex situation in Europe makes it challenging for host countries to meet the needs of such families and to improve their integration (Amirpur, 2015). There is therefore a need to pursue new research on interventions that families consider effective and that have a positive impact on child development, as well as on a family's integration within the host country.…”

Uptake of Attendance Benefit for Children with a Disability in Norway: Impact of Socioeconomic Status and Immigrant Background

“…Bywaters et al (2003) argue that institutional and structural discrimination is the main problem for parents caring for children with disabilities, resulting in low access to appropriate service and poor material circumstances. A recent but small Norwegian study by Albertini, Lidén, and Kvarme (2017) finds that immigrant parents caring for children with disabilities experience frequent instances of incomplete information and application refusals in the application process, so their trust in welfare schemes has considerably been reduced. Based on this literature review, we expect that immigrant mothers are less likely to take up the attendance benefit for their child compared with non-immigrant mothers (Hypothesis 1).…”