Rukaiya Sabuwala

Rukaiya Sabuwala is a PhD scholar from India at Birmingham City University, where her doctoral research is titled Deafblind Services Since 1928: Interpreting the Past to Inform the Future. She brings a deep expertise to the field of deafblindness, with a formal specialisation in visual impairment and arts-based therapy. In 2025, she completed the prestigious Diploma in Educational Leadership Program at the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston, USA, as a scholarship recipient. Driven by a person-centred approach, her work actively involves writing, sharing knowledge, and training both stakeholders and families to raise awareness and problem-solve related to the field.