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About Rabia Khedr

Rabia Khedr 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, Khedr has 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. Khedr 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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Public services, not private donations, are the solution to disabled poverty

Canada needs a national income supplement that would stack on top of existing benefits rather than compromising other forms of support. 
Bolder, faster, together: Perspectives on societal transition
Opinion | February 22nd 2022

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