Family actions of people with disabilities victims of forced displacement

Abstract

Objective To identify concrete and meaningful actions that establish the families of people with disabilities victims of forced displacement for (re)construction of social networks in the locality of Ciudad Bolivar in Bogota. Methodology Qualitative study with ethnographic approach. 5 meetings were heald with a focus group of 28 people victims of forced displacement, including people with disabilities and their caregivers and other members of their familes involved in social inclusion processes, inhabitants of the locality of Ciudad Bolivar. Results The results Indicate that the processes that allow the reconstruction of social networks there are framed in satisfaction of specific needs such as work, housing, edu-cation and nutrition, leaving significant aspects of participants life invisible. Conclusion Perception that exists about disability and displacement situation increa-ses the social exclusion actions towards this population group by the regular society, which reflects the invisibility of the double situation of fragility.