In Canada little is known about the challenges immigrant mothers of children with disabilities
encounter in accessing formal and informal social support. This paper presents the …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the barriers and facilitators to health and
social service access and utilization for immigrant parents raising a child with a physical …

A literature review regarding the social support of immigrant mothers of disabled children in
Canada was undertaken with a focus on settings where supports need to be shored up. An …

Population-based surveys indicate that access to health care is influenced by ethnocultural
factors (Newacheck, Stoddard, & McManus, 1993). Little is known, however, about the …

Barriers associated with treatment engagement exist at multiple levels for immigrant parents
(IP) raising a child with a disability (eg divergent beliefs between family and service …

Purpose The aim of this integrative review is to synthesize quantitative and qualitative
research evidence on challenges in caring for a child with a disability among immigrant …

Purpose: Although providing culturally sensitive care is an important element of family-
centered rehabilitation very is little known about providers' experiences working with …

Support services to families of children with disabilities have previously been documented.
While the effectiveness and consequences of some support strategies have been defined …

Cultural beliefs, values, language differences, and unfamiliar educational infrastructures and
practices can impact immigrant parents' capacity to support their children with disabilities in …

Barriers to Health Service Utilization by Immigrant Families Raising a Disabled Child: Final
Report to Citizenship and Immigrat Page 1 King, Lindsay, Klassen, Esses & Mesterman 30 April …