Aaron Phipps

Him / He

Athlete, adventurer, speaker

Aaron Phipps MBE is a gold medal winning Paralympic champion from the Tokyo 2020 games. He plays the brutal, only full-contact disability sport, Wheelchair Rugby aka Murderball. His team went from being 5th in the world to the best on the planet, in the middle of a global pandemic!

He is a keen fundraiser and in 2016 became the first person in the world to scale Kilimanjaro on his hands and knees.

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Q&A

Aaron Phipps

As a role model, what advice would you give a disabled person at the start of their career?

How has your work impacted the disabled community or raised awareness about disability issues?

What are your future goals or aspirations in your field or in disability advocacy?

What do you do to switch off and have fun?

What or who brings you joy?

Do you prefer dogs or cats?

What is the one thing you would change if you could?

What barriers do you think still need to be addressed to improve the lives of disabled people?

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Aaron Phipps

Areas of expertise

Accessibility, Business, Charity, social enterprise, Children and young people, Disability Advocacy, Education, Employment, Equality, Food and drink, Social Media influencing, Sport

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