Nadia Ibrahim Mossburg
Author and speaker
Nadia Ibrahim Mossburg, born with cerebral palsy, uses her degrees in English, journalism, and social work, as well as her experience as a senior advisor in disability policy, to improve disability policy at the national, state, and local levels. For over two decades, she has advocated for greater equity, better employment, emergency management, public health, and public transportation. Over more than three decades, she has also led Bible studies and served on many teams at her church. Nadia and her husband, Mathew, live in the Nashville area with their three cats and Watson, Nadia’s third service dog, who is enjoying retirement.
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Nov. 6, 2026
Disability, Faith & Belonging: Creating More Inclusive Churches with Nadia Ibrahim Mossburg
What does true disability inclusion look like inside our churches and faith communities? In this episode of Changing Minds & Changing Lives, Julie Sowash sits down with disability policy expert, author, and advocate Nadia Ibrahim Mossburg for a deeply personal conversation about disability, faith, accessibility, and belonging. Drawing on more than two decades of disability policy experience and her own life with cerebral palsy, Nadia explores how churches can create communities where people with disabilities are fully welcomed, valued, and included. The conversation examines the church's relationship with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the lasting impact of inaccessible spaces and attitudes, and the harmful belief that disability is something that needs to be "fixed." Nadia also shares how her faith shaped her book, Divinely Disabled: A 30-Day Devotional to Discovering God's Heart for the Disability Community, and why meaningful disability inclusion requires listening to d…
Guest: Nadia Ibrahim Mossburg