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Mary Fashik
Mary Fashik (she/her) is a Lebanese-born, queer disability rights activist, author, public speaker, and workshop facilitator.
In 2019, Fashik founded Upgrade Accessibility, a movement designed to challenge today’s accessibility standards. Since its inception, the movement has grown to include disability rights, intersectionality, disability justice, equity, and unequivocally supports Black Lives Matter/Black Disabled Lives Matter.
Through a variety of workshops and training, Fashik works with companies to help them understand how deeply rooted ableism is in their organizational structure and how to implement important changes.