Finding Spaces to Belong is an hour-long ethnographic documentary film that delves into the lives of four deaf migrants navigating their way in London. From Lenka, a Czech au pair keen on improving her English, to Samba, who was brought over from Sierra Leone at 13 for better education opportunities; from Luis, who traveled from […]
Author: Sanchayeeta Iyer
Intersectionality as a lens to study deaf migration
by Sanchu Iyer, 19th November 2021
Deaf migrants and the city: A glimpse of their everyday experiences in London
By: Sanchayeeta Iyer, 5 June 2020 What it is like to be a deaf migrant in London, emigrating to a new city in search for a better opportunity and quality of life? Or to start a new chapter in your life? Or being involuntarily brought into the city as a young person or a refugee? […]
Brexit and Deaf Migrants: access to information and support provision remains a serious concern
by Sanchayeeta Iyer, 6 May 2019 With the deadline for the UK to exit the EU looming near (at the time of writing, the deadline has now been extended to 29th of June), combined with the delay in achieving majority agreement in the house of Parliament on an exit deal, there is a sense of […]