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Refugee research aims to improve support services for people with a disability fleeing war-zones

The Tatarinova family faced many obstacles when they fled Ukraine.  (Supplied)

When the Tatarinova family fled Ukraine with a baby and a child in a wheelchair, it was a dangerous journey to say the least.

As the family prepared to take shelter from Russian bombs in a basement, their daughter Polina, who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, was afraid she would not be able to escape an attack because she can not manage stairs. 

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