DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2020.v08i09.001

Pages: 425-431

In the Caribbean, it is common practice for a mother, father, or both parents to migrate to a more developed country, leaving their children behind in the care of relatives or friends. A lesser-known aspect of this practice is the decision taken by several Caribbean families to migrate with their Deaf children and enroll them in residential schools for the Deaf in their adopted countries, which typically include the United States of America, Canada, and the United Kingdom. This paper examines the case of Ranjit by examining the interplay between language (spoken and signed), language deprivation, culture, the “disrupted attachment” caused by forced separation from one’s family and the concerns and controversies faced by the Deaf communities today.