The Office of Inclusion and Equity is proud to host Sara Minkara and Fatma AlJassim for a conversation on developing a more inclusive society and transforming social and cultural stigmas against disability globally. This discussion will explore what it means to be “authentically inclusive” and how this can be fostered on individual, institutional, and global levels. The discussion will be followed by an interactive session, "Discovery in the Dark," which is designed to facilitate deep self-reflection on the ways we perceive ourselves and others and how much of that is based on visual cues and assumptions. This session will help create awareness of how perceptions create external realities and will build on that to identify concrete ways to bring more inclusive practices into workplaces, communities, schools, and beyond.

Introduction by

• Price Maccarthy, NYUAD Student majoring in Legal Studies and the Diversity Committee Chair for Student Government

Speakers

• Sara Minkara, Pioneer and Creator of the “Discovery in the Dark” series, Founder & CEO of Empowerment Through Integration

Moderated by

• Fatma AlJassim, Youth Delegate to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations (UN)

In Collaboration with

Office of the Vice Chancellor; Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World; NYUAD Wellness; Dean of Students Office; Moses Center; NYUAD Community Outreach; Office of Alumni Relations; NYU Abu Dhabi Institute