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Dr. Muhammad Shabbir

Founder and CEO at Pathfinder Solutions (Private) Limited
Joined on July 23, 2026
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Dr. Muhammad Shabbir is a researcher, writer, and policy advocate based in Pakistan. He is the Founder and CEO of Pathfinder Solutions (SMC-Private) Limited, Coordinator of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD), and a Member of the Global Leadership Council of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). His work spans international relations, strategic studies, digital accessibility, and AI governance, with a particular focus on disability-inclusive policy frameworks aligned with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Dr. Shabbir is blind, and his lived experience as a technology user directly informs his research and advocacy on digital inclusion, assistive technology, and the accountability of emerging AI systems. He writes and publishes across academic journals, policy outlets, and international platforms.

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From Access to Agency: Why the IGF-DCAD Fellowship Should Become a Global Standard

The IGF-DCAD fellowship shows that meaningful inclusion requires more than open access. By funding accessibility, leadership and participation, it offers a practical blueprint for making Internet governance genuinely representative of the one-sixth of humanity living with disabilities. more

By Dr. Muhammad Shabbir
Jul 28, 2026
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The Algorithmic Ceiling: How AI Surveillance Criminalizes Disability

AI surveillance systems increasingly classify human differences as algorithmic risk, leaving persons with disabilities vulnerable to exclusion, misclassification, and invisible barriers that threaten decades of progress in accessibility, accountability, and digital inclusion throughout public infrastructure. more

By Dr. Muhammad Shabbir
Jul 23, 2026
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Topic Interests

Policy & Regulation , Internet Governance , Artificial Intelligence ,