WITS Travel Creator Recap and Keynote: How to Make Your Content More Accessible

WITS Travel Creator Recap and Keynote: How to Make Your Content More Accessible

June 19, 2026 · 23 min

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Zaakirah Muhammad discusses her experiences and insights on creating accessible travel content from her keynote at the WITS Travel Creator Summit.

Listen to the full audio of Zaakirah's main stage talk on creating more accessible travel content from the WITS Travel Creator Summit in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as well as the recap of the conference experience. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] – Introduction: Who is Zaakirah Muhammad? [1:09] – First time attending the WITS Travel Creator Summit in Chattanooga, TN [1:35] – About Zaakirah: brand strategist, travel creator, blind in one eye, hard of hearing [1:50] – Being in a room with women and gender-diverse creators; her first major keynote session [2:23] – Why she wasn't nervous: her 2024 TEDx talk experience [2:45] – Her keynote topic: accessible content creation [3:14] – Conference culture: WhatsApp group, community support, content collaboration [3:51] – WITS paid their speakers — a rare and valued practice [4:00] – Leaving WITS feeling seen, welcomed, and valued [5:42] – Bessie Smith Cultural Center: Chattanooga history, Usher, and Kane Brown [6:31] – Black Travel Alliance ice cream social at Scoop-alicious [7:10] – Speaker networking event at the Hotel Chalet (the old train depot) [9:16] – The Bessie Coleman Awards: honoring women trailblazers [9:55] – Should you attend WITS…

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