TYP Alumnus Saad Shahid empowers students through disability activism and inclusive leadership

"When Saad Shahid Shafiq graduates from the University of Toronto this week with a bachelor of arts  degree, it will mark the fulfilment of a dream he thought he’d never achieve – a dream that’s now helping him realize his goal of helping others". Read about the advocacy story of Shafiq here, who credits "U of T’s Transitional Year Programme for enabling him to attend university, where he became an activist on behalf of people with disabilities". 

You can also checkout his experience in the department for the study of religion here.