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Hold the date! It’s time to get excited! 

Exciting news! We can now reveal that the 2024 Disability Power 100 will be presented by Fats Timbo and we’ll have Kelli Blanchett and Signkid performing live at the event.  Happening on 20 November at The Drum, Wembley and online, Disability

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Breaking down disability barriers in sport

The Disability Policy Centre, founded in partnership by Disability Power 100 supporter, Celia Chartres-Aris, working with Soda and 2023 DP 100 sponsor, Nimbus Disability, have launched their Power of Sport report. The timely report features case studies from several of the DP

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Affordable and adaptive fashion for everyone

Primark is partnering with award-winning adaptive designer and Disability Power 100 advocate, Victoria Jenkins in order to bring affordable, adaptive fashion to the high street.The partnership is the next stage in Primark’s journey to become a more accessible place to

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The Paralympic Games meets the Disability Power 100

Channel 4 has unveiled its presenting line-up and biggest-ever broadcast plans for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and presenters will include many of our Disability Power 100 community – including previous winners, finalists and supporters.Actress, producer and activist Rose Ayling-Ellis

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Disability Direct CEO to step down 

Disability Power 100 alumnus Dr Amo Raju OBE DL, is to step down from his position of CEO of Derby-based Disability Direct, one of the UK’s most respected disability charities. Dr Raju, who has been with the charity for 30 years,

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Parallel Windsor – the festival of inclusivity

This year’s Parallel Windsor event will take place on Sunday 7 July in the grounds of the majestic Windsor Great Park, on the iconic Long Walk.  Parallel Windsor is an annual festival of inclusivity with challenge events for all ages, health conditions and

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Honours for our DP 100 community

Huge congratulations to members of our Disability Power 100 community who have been recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list. These include 2023 finalist Professor Chloe Orkin who has received an MBE. Chloe is a prominent medical leader (former Chair of the British HIV

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The Social Model of Disability

At Shaw Trust our work is guided by the social model of disability. We also support the identity model, which is closely related to the social model and emphasizes disability as a positive identity.  The social model of disability The social model

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2024 Shortlist Announced!

This year, the Disability Power 100 received 786 nominations. Well done to everyone who entered. 367 high-quality nominees were shortlisted. These nominees are trailblazers and role models who are making a significant impact on the lives of disabled people in

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