Maria Bangash
Title: Educational and outreach coordinator at SMILE Canada
Expert Overview
Maria is an expert on issues of disability, diversity, equity and inclusion.
Maria is an education and outreach coordinator with SMILE Canada, a charity dedicated to supporting racialized children and youth with disabilities and their families.
Maria has lived experience growing up with a genetic physical disability and has worked a lot with community leaders to spread awareness about disability in the Muslim community. Her focus has been the intersectionality of different identities and how they affect her and her every day life.
Publications/Media Experience
Video | NextGen: Stigma and Disability - Justice for All Canada
Video | Community Conversation | Ft. Imam Khalid Latif, Marya Bangash, & Sukaina Dada - SMILE Canada
Video | Inclusion in the Muslim Community - IG Live with Sudduf Wyne
Education
Centennial College,
Diploma in General Office Occupations and Clerical Services, 2021