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Ano ang buhay sa Australia para sa mga migranteng may kapansanan?
SBS Filipino
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Ang mga stigma at ilang aspeto ay nagiging pinakamalalaking hadlang sa suporta para sa mga taong may kapansanan sa mga komunidad ng migrante.
“Even if they were aware that supports existed, [people with disabilities] were unlikely to access them, because they felt like they would be bringing shame upon themselves,” ayon kay Vanessa Papastavros, national program manager ng Speak My Language disability program.
“Amongst carers of families with people who have disabilities, they would also limit the person with a disability from social activities or experiences, because they were so afraid they would experience stigma from other members of the community.”
Sinabi ni Mark Tonga, isang migrante mula sa Fiji, na ang mga kaibigan niya sa komunidad ay tinrato siyang iba matapos ang isang injury sa spinal cord na nagresulta sa tetraplegia.
“People freak out when they don’t know how to deal with it,” aniya.
Ngunit ayon sa kanya, hindi ang kanyang injury ang makakapagpigil sa kanya – kundi ang kakulangan sa access.
The world has a disability. We don’t have a disability.
“When you have a building, and you have people in the building go: ‘oh, people with disability won’t come in here.’ Well, put a ramp down mate … and we’ll come in!”
Isa pang hadlang para sa mga migrante na may kapansanan o malalang kondisyon sa kalusugan ang Migration Health Requirement.
Ito ay isang pagsusuri kung gaano kalaki ang magiging gastusin ng kanilang medikal na pangangailangan sa komunidad ng Australia.
Sinabi ng migration agent na si Dr. Jan Gothard na ang requirement na ito ay nagdudulot ng diskriminasyon.
“It makes the person with a disability feel excluded or marginalised,” saad niya.
“It also sends a message to the community that people with health and disability conditions are actually a burden on the community.”
Tinutukoy sa episode na ito ang mga hamon na hinaharap ng mga migrante na may kapansanan sa Australia.
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