Leadership Banquet to Honor AHCC Member Candace Low
17th Annual Muslim Coalition of Connecticut Leadership Banquet
Access for All: Supporting Individuals with Disabilities in our Communities.
October 1, 2023 4-7pm
Hartford Marriott Downtown, 200 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT 06103
Candace Low, a member of Asylum Hill Congregational Church, is being recognized for her work in making houses of worship more accessible. She did an amazing job working with AHCC to make the community aware and as a result increase access to that establishment tremendously!
Keynote Speaker: Joohi Tahir, Co-founder and Executive Director of Muslims Understanding & Helping Special Education Needs, (MUHSEN) is a graduate of Boston University and has spent over 20 years excelling in the corporate world, speaking globally about strategies in the field of marketing and has turned her talents to become a national advocate for Muslims with Disabilities. This led to her involvement in Co-Founding and appointment as Executive Director of Muslims Understanding & Helping Special Education Needs (MUHSEN).
With her own family affected by disability, Joohi has been outspoken over the past 15 years about the need for inclusion for her daughter who is on the Autism Spectrum. She consults with masjid administrators and scholars about the need to raise awareness and provide more accessibility for people in our community with disabilities.
As a leader of this organization, Joohi advocates and markets the needs for which MUHSEN implements programs and services across North America promoting inclusion of all members of the community impacted by special needs through awareness, accommodation and acceptance. She has been a recipient of the MWA 2015 Inspiring Women’s Award and Top 7 Muslim American Women to Celebrate 2017.