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Dr. Muhammad Shabbir
Research Fellow | Policy and Strategy Analyst | Internet Governance and Accessibility Specialist
Dr. Muhammad Shabbir is a researcher, analyst and rights activist whose work covers international relations, digital accessibility and internet governance. He coordinates the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability, is a former member of the Internet Society Board of Trustees, and was the founding President of the Internet Society Accessibility Special Interest Group. He is an Interledger Foundation 2025 Call for Papers awardee.
Dr. Muhammad Shabbir examines the barriers that persons with visual disabilities face in Pakistan’s financial services. Account ownership and disability-access policy have expanded, but only 17% of blind respondents could use an ATM without help. The study finds that the barrier lies in apps, ATMs and authentication, and recommends non-visual authentication, testing with screen-reader users and disability-disaggregated data.