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What It's Like Being a Disabled Journey Back Eden Attendee?

4 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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Zaakirah Muhammad, an eye-cancer survivor and hard of hearing, is a Journey Back Eden ambassador helping disabled attendees navigate the Kenya event. She's one of the only disabled ambassadors there, working to make sure people with physical, invisible, or neurodivergent disabilities can actually show up.

Hey everyone, it is Kia from Traverse Culture, and I am Zaakirah, and I am the brand cultivating strategist behind the See Life Different podcast.
Absolutely. So she is a JBE ambassador, and I wanted her to speak directly to an audience that a lot of people don't get to speak to or invite to for the JBE.
Absolutely. So thank you for having me as one of the only disabled JBE ambassadors. And even though I am a Eye cancer survivor, hard of hearing. I understand what it's like to not be able to go to the places you want to go because not many people will understand what you need. So I will happily be your guide as you come here and enjoy yourself in the beautiful, magical Kenya. Whether you are physically disabled, invisibly disabled, neurodivergent, we got you. You are welcome to come to the JBE, visit the magical Kenya, and don't be limited by your limitations.
I love that. We'll see you there. Peace.