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Dubai Airports, the operator of Dubai International (DXB), has enlisted Paralympian Jessica Smith, disability rights expert Fatma Al Jassim, and the advocacy foundation, Team AngelWolf as strategic advisors, in a move to make the airport the most inclusive and accessible in the world.
The new advisors will leverage their expertise and advocacy to help Dubai Airports identify gaps, challenge assumptions, and co-create meaningful solutions for accessible travel. This collaboration reflects Dubai Airports’ vision that true accessibility goes beyond infrastructure and is rooted in lived experience and direct community input, ensuring that solutions are shaped by the real experiences of People of Determination.
Majed Al Joker, Chief Operating Officer at Dubai Airports, said: “True inclusion begins with listening. By focusing our work on the lived experiences of our guests, we can challenge our own assumptions and co-create an airport experience that moves us closer to becoming the world’s most inclusive hub.”
Together, these three advisors bring a wealth of lived experience and advocacy to DXB. Smith is an award-winning disability inclusion consultant and former Paralympian who represented Australia at the 2004 Paralympic Games. Al Jassim is an Emirati pioneer in disability inclusion. Team AngelWolf is a Dubai-based family foundation known for achieving multiple Guinness World Records through inclusive teamwork.
The new collaboration marks a new step in Dubai Airports’ mission to build a more inclusive future for the aviation industry. As the first international airport globally to be designated a Certified Autism Center™ awarded by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES), DXB has already trained more than 53,000 employees in hidden disabilities practices.
The airport is a key partner in Dubai’s broader ambition to become a disability-friendly city, a vision that gained momentum when the city was named as the first Certified Autism Destination in the Eastern Hemisphere earlier this year.
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