Stories

In 2019 we have been lucky enough to introduce Amar Latif, Sophie Morgan and Olivia Breen as ambassadors.

Emily is legally blind. She tells us about her experience using trains and how stressful changing trains or just trying to buy a ticket can be.

Hannah is disabled and uses a powerchair. She tells us about her experience of using trains and why having to pre-book assistance and having to manoeuvre her powerchair into a wheelchair space can make travelling by train so stressful.

Sophie Morgan is an award-winning disability activist and ambassador for our international work. In November 2019, she travelled to Kenya with us to find out more about our projects.

Tiziana Oliva, executive director of global influencing and impact, looks at how the Innovation to Inclusion (i2i) programme is addressing the disability employment gap in Kenya and Bangladesh.

Maeve O’Reilly, our Policy Advisor on Data and Disability, reflects on the journey of our Disability Data Portal.

Jazz talks to us about her advocacy work and the importance of learning about the stories behind the data.

Regina talks about how she uses her voice to amplify the experiences of other disabled young people.

The nation goes to the polls on Thursday 12 December 2019 to choose a new government. Whatever the result, the millions of disabled people who live in the UK have a lot at stake.

Our Chief Executive Neil Heslop talks about how every government has failed when it comes to social care.