ABSTRACT
The disability movement and disabled people organizations (DPOs) play a critical role in bridging the humanitarian-disability divide. In order to address the gaps in attention and knowledge about persons with disabilities affected by conflict, the Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) undertook a research scoping exercise focused on refugees with disabilities. The project, co-funded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), included qualitative field research undertaken by partner organizations present in each target country under the guidance and supervision of the WRC. The WRC prepared a set of guidelines for carrying out the field studies outlining the information required and research methodologies. Methodologies employed included focus group discussions with refugees with disabilities, families/caregivers of persons with disabilities, community leaders, and non-governmental organization (NGO) service providers, as well as semi-structured discussions at the household and programme level, structured interviews with UNHCR, NGO and host government staff, and data collection from secondary data sources such as disaggregated population data.
