A Beginner's Guide to Intersectionality in the Early Years

By Social Entrepreneur, Speech and Language Therapist, adjunct lecturer and author, Warda Farah

The free document 'A Beginner’s Guide to Intersectionality in the Early Years’ has been written by Warda Farah to support childminders, nurseries and schools in having necessary conversations about intersectionality.

"Whilst wearing many hats," says Farah, "ultimately my work aims to centre Black Joy."

Warda set up her company, Language Waves, to address the barriers that Black and minoritized families face when accessing Speech and Language Therapy services, by offering alternative services that are culturally and linguistically affirming. Her approach is guided by her own experiences as a neurodivergent Black woman and subverts the traditional medical model of Speech & Language Therapy by centering language as a multimodal emancipatory tool that resists the standard language ideologies imposed on minorities.