by zaakirahnayyar | Jun 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Reader, June is DeafBlind Awareness Month and Black Music Month, and it’s also a month filled with conversations around accessibility, innovation, storytelling, and community. It was an honor to speak at the WITS Travel Creator Summit! I got to stand in front of...
by zaakirahnayyar | May 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Reader, Global Accessibility Awareness Day is May 21. and as a woman navigating the world with one eye and hearing loss, accessibility is not a trend or simply a talking point for me. It impacts how I travel, communicate, create, and move through public spaces every...
by zaakirahnayyar | May 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Reader, Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about visibility—not just physically, but emotionally and digitally. I’ve been connecting with brilliant women who have years of wisdom and expertise but struggle to articulate their value in a world dominated by AI and the...
by zaakirahnayyar | May 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
Reader, Greetings from Maryland! Happy Mental Health Awareness Month, Retinoblastoma Awareness Month, Star Wars Day and Met Gala Day.It’s my first time back in the Maryland area for a good 20 days since I lived here from 2012-2014, and wow, so much has changed. Back...
by zaakirahnayyar | Apr 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Greetings, As I prepare to leave Ghana, I’ve been reflecting on how this trip began — and how it’s ending — and I’m realizing something powerful: This journey has resurfaced the urgent need for media. I started this trip attending a photography symposium in...
by zaakirahnayyar | Mar 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
Greetings Reader, The only thing that is constant is change. People change. Experiences change people. Even the places we carry in our memories change. I was reminded of that recently. I arrived in Ghana again for the first time since 2011. Fourteen years is a long...
