Rabia S. Khedr
B.A. University of Toronto

Leaders for Change Alumni Member, the Maytree Foundation
Project Team Member, Media Access and Participation Initiative (MAP)

Specializes in the areas of Participatory Research, Diversity and Disability Awareness with 15 years of grass-roots experience

Career Highlights

• Chair of the City of Mississauga Accessibility Advisory Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Women's Health Network
• Founder of the Canadian Association of Muslims with Disabilities
• Recipient of the CCMW Women Who Inspire Award, 2007
• Recipient of CAMP-Toronto Community Leadership Award, 2007
• Recipient of the Principal's Award for Outstanding service to Erindale College, University of Toronto, April 1993
• Past Diversity Advisor to the Canadian Association for Community Living
• Trained Facilitator for violence against women with disabilities
• Writer and Coordinator of the "Building Inclusive Communities Tips Tool"
• Advisor and Participant in the documentary, Three Lives: A Journey Out Of Darkness, aired by Vision TV, Summer 2002
• Mother of four young children and a person with a disability
• Works with organizations who want to become inclusive and accessible
• Champions inclusion of minority women and persons with disabilities at all levels of society

Areas of Expertise

• Cultural Competence
• Participatory Action Research
• Community Development
• Conflict Resolution
• Individual Staff Development
• Cross-Cultural Communication
• Intersectionalities of Diversity
• Cross-Disability Issues
• Diversity/Equity Requirements
• Strategic Planning
• Community and Workplace Accommodation
• Personal Planning and Self-Advocacy

Research Affiliations

• Overview of Women With Disabilities And The Urban Environment, National Network on the Environments and Women's Health
• Transitions 2: Students with Disabilities Transitioning from Post-Secondary Education Project Research, Canadian Centre on Disability Studies
• Building Inclusive Communities Tips Tool, Ethno Racial People With Disabilities Coalition of Ontario
• Evaluation of the Anti-Ablism Project, Toronto Community Housing
• Women With Disabilities Accessing Trade Project Research, Canadian Centre on Disability Studies
• Breaking Down Barriers For Women With Disabilities Research, Canadian Council on Social Development}

Presentations

• Overview of Family Challenges Opening Panel Address

  RIS 2007 Convention, Metro Convention Centre, toronto

• Human rights and Serving Diverse Communities in Peel

  Associated Youth Services of Peel

• Parenting with a Disability

  Nordic Network on Disability Research 2007 Conference, Sweden

• Access to Healthcare and Racism: A Personal Perspective

  Mississauga East CHC Health and Racism Consultation

• Living with Dignity: Cultural Perspectives on Disability

  Ability Symposium 2006, Niagara Independent Living Centre

• Cultural Diversity and Disability in the Workplace

  Strategic Employment Solutions Employers' Conference

• Diversity of Culture and Faith, and Intellectual Disabilities

  Reena Foundation Developmental Services Course

• Beyond Laws, the Right to be Me
  

  India Rainbow's International Women's Day Celebration

• Towards An Inclusive Society
  

  The Olive Tree Foundation Making Life Better Right Here At Home Luncheon

• Change Toward Social Inclusion Through Individual Leadership
  

  MIAG Leadership Gala

• Culture, Inclusion and Access Keynote Address
  

  Canada-Wide Accessibility for Post-Secondary Students Annual Conference

• Building Cultural Competence for Addressing Issues of Woman Abuse
  

  Woman Abuse Council's "Woman Abuse: Differences Matter" Conference

• Intersectionalities Vignette
  

  The Association of Canadian Studies and Metropolis Project Intersections of Diversity Policy Seminar

• Intersections of Race, Culture and Disability
  

  Public Service Alliance of Canada Disability Conference

• Look at the Whole Me: Accommodations in the Workplace
  

  Centre of Addiction and Mental Health Staff Forum

• Disability Rights in Canada: From a Race, Culture and Disability Perspective
  

  North American Society of Sociologists and Social Workers Annual Conference

• Marriage and Family: The Impact of Culture and Disability
  

  World Blind Union