Qazi Fazli Azeem

Photo of Qazi Fazli Azeem during his MFA thesis show with his Interaction Design project at the conclusion of his MFA design degree through the Fulbright Scholarship at the Dynamic Media Institute, Massachusetts College of Art and Design. May 2014

Photo of Qazi Fazli Azeem during his MFA thesis show with his 3doodler 3d printed project at the conclusion of his MFA design degree through the Fulbright Scholarship at the Dynamic Media Institute, Massachusetts College of Art and Design. May 2014

Photo of Qazi Fazli Azeem presenting his augmented reality project prototype concept at the 2013 ACM CSCW workshop in Baltimore where he represented the MIT Media Lab's lifelong kindergarten group

Qazi Fazli Azeem with Dania Jekel, the great grand daughter of psychology pioneer Sigmund Freud at the Asperger Association of New England near Boston, 2013

Photo of Qazi Fazli Azeem, south asian self advocate of the Autism spectrum at the 2013 UN Autism awareness day event in New York with fellow self advocate Dr Stephen Shore

Qazi Fazli Azeem, south asian self advocate for the autism spectrum with the mother of Dr Temple Grandin (autism self advocate), Eaustacia Cutler, at the Florida 2014 Autism conferece in Pensacola Florida

South Asian self advocate Qazi Fazli Azeem at the 2015 Autism conference in Dehli India with American self advocates John Robison and Dr Stephen Shore and indian self advocate Mr Guha

Qazi Fazli Azeem was one of the three self advocates at a panel on autism and disability at the 2017 WHO disability conference in Bhutan

“Fazli Azeem has been a self-advocate for the Autism spectrum in Pakistan since 2006. He was the first self advocate for adults on the Autism spectrum of disorders in the country and as a result has represented pakistan in autism conferences in Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Qatar and USA. In 2013 he spoke on behalf of south asia at the united nations building in new york on world autism awareness day. He co-authored a book on Autism with adult self advocates (like Dr Temple Grandin) called "Been there, done that, try this! An aspies guide to life on earth" which was published in the UK and is available on Amazon. His interviews on pakistani morning shows such as Business recorder's loose ends, AAJ Tv's Kiran aur George, ARY Marina Mornings, HUM TV Morning show and Dawn news (which have been uploaded to youtube) as well as magazines, newspapers, radio and websites have educated pakistanis and pakistani origin parents of children with Autism. His workshops have trained special educators at KVTC, IBP, IVS, KU. He was nominated for the 2017 IAMKARACHI Ardeshir Cowasjee award for inclusion by NOWPDP for his nonprofit Autism Awareness work. Fazli Azeem won the US state department's Fulbright scholarship (2012-2014) and did his MFA in Design at MassArt and the MIT Media Lab. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Design at the Department of Media Sciences at SZABIST Karachi and practices and teaches Inclusive Design.“

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