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Home About Us Contact CAMD Media Islam and Disability Current Projects Upcoming Events Endorsements Appropriate Language about Disability Links Search...	You are here: Home About Us About Us CAMD is a not for profit federally incorporated association of Muslims with disabilities whose vision is to create a global village that includes full access for persons with disabilities. CAMD's mission is to work toward an inclusive society by promoting principles of accessibility. It aims: To ensure that persons with disabilities have access to spiritual and social activities, events and programs in their places of worship. To resource and facilitate physical accessibility, alternative communication/Sign Language interpretation, and alternatve print formats for faith based institutions. To research and promote information about and needs of faith, spirituality and culture through the lived experiences of persons with disabilities to leaders, service providers, governments and communities. To facilitate networking opportunities for persons with disabilities and their families. To lead and support the development of alternative respite and independent living opportunities that meet the requirements of faith and culture. Values: We believe that we as all human beings are unique and perfect as created. Our ability and disability experiences are a natural aspect of life. We have the right to make choices and take risks. We have the right to practice and experience our cultural and faith traditions. We have the right to be valued, respected and included in society and in our cultural and faith communities. Founders: Rabia Khedr Omaya Rakieh Rafia Haniff-Cleofas Ali Mohamed National Advisory Board: The members of the National Advisory Board are: Honourary Advisors: Honourary Chair: Dr. Mahmoud Ayoub Honourary Co-Chair: Rafia Haniff-Cleofas Honourary Spokesperson: Dawud Wharnsby National Advisors: Jamal Badawi Shahina Siddiqui Modo Maka Barry Dr. Mohammed Ashraf Hamida Merchant Urzurum Heer Sheikh Imran Ally Wahida C. Valiante Mihad Fahmy Alimamy Bangura Board of Directors: The members of the board of directors are: Anwaar Syed, President Soraya Mohamed, Vice-President Omaya Rakieh, Treasurer Raihanna Hirji-Khalfan, Secretary Ali Mohamed, Member at Large

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About Us

CAMD is a not for profit federally incorporated association of Muslims with disabilities whose vision is to create a global village that includes full access for persons with disabilities. CAMD's mission is to work toward an inclusive society by promoting principles of accessibility. It aims:

To ensure that persons with disabilities have access to spiritual and social activities, events and programs in their places of worship.
To resource and facilitate physical accessibility, alternative communication/Sign Language interpretation, and alternatve print formats for faith based institutions.
To research and promote information about and needs of faith, spirituality and culture through the lived experiences of persons with disabilities to leaders, service providers, governments and communities.
To facilitate networking opportunities for persons with disabilities and their families.
To lead and support the development of alternative respite and independent living opportunities that meet the requirements of faith and culture.

Values:

We believe that we as all human beings are unique and perfect as created. Our ability and disability experiences are a natural aspect of life. We have the right to make choices and take risks. We have the right to practice and experience our cultural and faith traditions. We have the right to be valued, respected and included in society and in our cultural and faith communities.

Founders:

Rabia Khedr
Omaya Rakieh
Rafia Haniff-Cleofas
Ali Mohamed

National Advisory Board: The members of the National Advisory Board are:

Honourary Advisors:

Honourary Chair: Dr. Mahmoud Ayoub
Honourary Co-Chair: Rafia Haniff-Cleofas
Honourary Spokesperson: Dawud Wharnsby

National Advisors:

Jamal Badawi
Shahina Siddiqui
Modo Maka Barry
Dr. Mohammed Ashraf
Hamida Merchant
Urzurum Heer
Sheikh Imran Ally
Wahida C. Valiante
Mihad Fahmy
Alimamy Bangura

Board of Directors: The members of the board of directors are:

Anwaar Syed, President
Soraya Mohamed, Vice-President
Omaya Rakieh, Treasurer
Raihanna Hirji-Khalfan, Secretary
Ali Mohamed, Member at Large