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Marcia Rioux is a Senior Scholar and Distinguished Research Professor Emerita in the School of Health Policy and Management at York University. She is the Co-Director of Disability Rights Promotion International, and was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2014 for her work on international human rights, health, and monitoring.