Tracks of My Life with Itto Outini

Episode 45,   Jan 31, 2023, 09:30 AM

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Tracks of My Life is a show on RNIB Connect Radio presented and produced by Toby Davey where he invites a guest to take us on a journey through their life, sharing the tracks that mark important moments which bring back memories to them.

Their chosen tracks of their life might include the first track they can remember hearing, the first track they bought, a number of tracks that mark moments in their life and the final track, a track that they would like to pass on which might give people hope for the future.

In this trimmed down podcast version of Tracks of My Life Toby was joined by Itto Outini, a totally blind and multilingual journalist, public speaker, and Fulbright scholar.

Born and raised in the mountains of Morocco, Itto was deprived of education as a child. At 17, her uncle’s wife blinded her, and her family abandoned her in the hospital. Itto spent six years homeless before graduating from high school at 23 and, with support from an American couple, pursuing her BA in applied linguistics. In 2017, Itto came to the United States on a Fulbright scholarship to pursue a Master’s in journalism. Itto is now a permanent resident in the US and lives with her husband, Mekiya in Kansas City, Missouri.

You can find out more about Itto by visiting her LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ittooutini/


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