My name is Rabia Khedr. I also happen to be blind, by the way, and I work with people with all sorts of disabilities, including intellectual disabilities. The idea of co-creation goes well beyond consultation. Yes, we have been consulted, as people with disabilities, as allies and as supporters for the last couple of years, and for years we've been advising and appealing to government to put in more financial supports for people with disabilities.
“Co-creation” means we are sitting as equal partners at the table—that people with disabilities from diverse backgrounds, with diverse lived experiences, are involved as equal partners in the spirit of equity around a table with folks from government, with bureaucrats who are going to nail down the regulations, from design and development to implementation.