Dr Zana Lutfiyya | Keynote: A firm foundation for Citizen Advocacy

Описание: Advancing Citizen Advocacy Conference
February 11-12, 2023

Dr Zana Lutfiyya – Keynote Speaker
Ph.D. (Syracuse University); M.Sc. (Syracuse University); B.A. (University of Manitoba) Professor Emerita University of Manitoba

Zana grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba and attended the University of Manitoba. During this time, Zana worked in recreational, residential and vocational services for individuals with intellectual disabilities. she worked as a coordinator for Winnipeg Citizen Advocacy from 1978-1981. She served on the board of Person-to-Person Citizen Advocacy in Syracuse (1988-1992) and on the board of Winnipeg Citizen Advocacy from 1997-2015.

From 1983-1992, she completed her graduate training and then worked in a postdoctoral position at the Center on Human Policy at Syracuse University. In 1992, she accepted a position in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba. Her longstanding research interest has been identifying and examining the factors that help or hinder the valued social participation of individuals with intellectual disabilities in community life.

Zana also continued teaching SRV at the University of Manitoba to educators and in community sponsored workshops. She has served as a Senior Trainer at PASSING workshops and participated in and led CAPE teams. Zana has had the privilege of serving on 39 CAPE teams in Canada, the USA and Australia as a team member, leader, report writer, editor, and mentor. As a coordinator and board member, she took part in three CAPE assessments from the other side of the table.

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Statement of Endorsement: The conference organisers wish to provide free access to all of the recorded papers presented at this conference. However, this open access should not be taken as an intentional endorsement of all content. Viewers and students of Citizen Advocacy should exercise careful judgement as to the effectiveness and consistency of some advice, perspectives and recommendations against their own understanding of the Citizen Advocacy Model.