Migrants with disabilities are falling under the radar in the current refugee crisis. With no dedicated statistics, only anecdotal information is available concerning migrants with disabilities arriving in Europe.

The invisibility of migrants with disabilities in policy, practice, and research highlights the silences and gaps in our knowledge of this group. Migration policies often imply a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach, which neglects the diversity characterizing this broad group of individuals with specific needs, stories, and rights.

Our focus is to engage individuals from a migrant background with various physical and intellectual disabilities in positive forms of self-expression which will increase their self-confidence and facilitate their becoming more active and visible members of their community, including education and workplace settings. We use drama and arts workshops activities to enable participants in exploring themselves in a safe and supportive environment as well as develop and nurture their talents and interests.

We hope that bringing the realities of individual lives to the public and policy makers will be a catalyst for change.