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May 29, 2024
# Faculty of Design Professor Part of Prestigious Panel
Faculty of Design, Environmental Design Chair, Professor Maya Desai was part of a panel on Social Justice at the RAIC Academic Summit, co-presenting on disability in architecture. The name of the talk was entitled "Equity Unbuilt." You can find more details here: [https://www.azuremagazine.com/events/2024-raic-conference-on-architecture/](https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azuremagazine.com%2Fevents%2F2024-raic-conference-on-architecture%2F&data=05%7C02%7Czgulamhusein%40ocadu.ca%7Cd6d3a4bb79e64068fae808dc7f47e8b9%7C06e469d12d2a468fae9b7df0968eb6d7%7C0%7C0%7C638525194043587321%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gOM0UtdugruZAd5RyND%2BEpr7gtCxCzILy02%2FhEsnCOs%3D&reserved=0)
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