These are two presentations created and facilitated by the Community Connections for Refugees with Disabilities program sponsored by Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital in Chicago, IL. One offers ideas and things to consider when connecting people to community resources; the other focuses on things to remember when working with members of particular cultures. Although both presentations were made with an Illinois audience in mind, people from other states will find helpful information here as well. 

Balfanz-Vertiz, Kris 

Advocacy; Refugees with Disabilities; local refugee population; Increase awareness of refugees with disabilities (RWD); Discuss barriers faced by RWD; Outline resources available for this population; Brainstorm solutions; Who are refugees?; Refugees’ Health IssuesOffice of Admissions Refugee Processing Center; Monthly Clinic; Translated Outpatient Forms in Arabic and Burmese; Culture & Disability; Eliciting Health Beliefs; Resources; Burmese Refugees; Somali Refugees; Arab Refugees; Case Examples; Cultural Competencies 

Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Physical Disabilities 

Archived conference materials / Presentations, Assessments 

Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital 

Illinois, All States/Territories 

01/06/2010 

Kimberly Taylor
Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
1401 South California Avenue
Chicago, IL 60608-1694

kimberly.taylor@sinai.org
773-522-2010