Presenter: Rabia Khedr
Workshop Description
Inclusion Matters and it takes everyone to make it happen. Rabia feels strongly that human rights are everyone’s responsibility including educators and the broader school community. As a racialized Muslim student with a disability, Rabia faced discrimination in school including ableism and racism and felt excluded in many ways. She will share snapshots of her journey and share ideas to ensure every child belongs spotlighting intersectionality and poverty touching on these key questions stimulating discussion:
What does it mean to support the whole learner? (Educator)
What would it look like if we actually valued lived realities beyond school?
How do we help students develop linguistic, historical and cultural knowledge that affirm and accurately describe their membership in multiple identity groups?
Bio
Rabia Khedr
National Director of Disability without Poverty/ CEO of DEEN Support Services
Rabia is dedicated to equity and justice for persons with disabilities, women and diverse communities. She is the National Director of Disability Without Poverty and CEO of DEEN Support Services. A founder of Race and Disability Canada, she is also a board member of the Muslim Council of Peel and the Federation of Muslim Women. Rabia recently served as a Director on the board of Accessibility Standards Canada, as a member of the Minister’s Disability Advisory Group and previously served as a Commissioner for the Ontario Human Rights Commission. A motivational speaker and a documentary commentator, Rabia has campaigned in municipal elections to serve as a city councillor in Mississauga. Rabia has received numerous awards for her humanitarian services, including a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Metal. Rabia holds a Bachelor of Arts (University of Toronto) and a Master of Arts (York University). Rabia is a married mother of four young adults, has siblings with disabilities and is blind.
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