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Previous winners 2023 Previous WinnersKare Adenegan Mette Anwar-Westander Professor Jason Arday Victoria Austin PhDGemma Bailey-Smith BScEmma Birch Mark Blois David Bourroughs Mark Briggs PLYSteve Brown Samanta Bullock Dr Gregory Burke Austen Burns MScKimberley Burrows Georgina Burton Professor Jackie Carter Johny Cassidy Keely Cat-Wells Lee Chambers Rachel Charlton-Dailey Celia Chartres-Aris Atif Choudhury John Churcher Mairead Clabby Gavin Clarke Hannah Cockroft OBERobbie Crow Natalie Curran Marsha de Cordova MPDr Camila Devis-Rozental Chamiah Dewey Dr Shani Dhanda ProfessorNancy Doyle Angus Drummond Pam Duncan-Glancy

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In memoriam – Euan MacDonald MBE

Euan MacDonald MBE, ground-breaking social philanthropist and entrepreneurWe were saddened to hear of Euan MacDonald’s death last week. A powerful and impactful advocate, Euan was recognised in the Disability Power 100. 2018-2022.Euan’s friends and colleagues have written how he was the driving force behind Euan’s Guide., and an inspiration to many, leading the way as an altruistic and selfless philanthropist and social entrepreneur.His aspiration to create accurate information about disabled access, accessible toilets or find an accessible hotel room meant that millions

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About Us“If you can’t see it, you can’t be it.”The Disability Power 100 recognises the most influential disabled people in the UK each year. The change makers, trailblazers and role models. We showcase people at the top of their professions, leading their sectors and changing society’s perceptions of disability.  Each spring more than 500 public nominations highlighting the impact, influence and innovation of individuals and organisations are judged by an independent panel of experts with personal lived experience of disability.Our

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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 (2022 DP 100 award winner and entertainment category) will present live for the first time as she hosts alongside Clare Balding from a new position inside the Athletes’ Village.Also on the presenting team is adventurer and former rugby union player,

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TV presenter Shani Dhanda takes coveted number one spot at the Disability Power 100 2023 event MC-ed by the Last Leg’s Alex Brooker 

Dr Shani Dhanda, a regular on Loose Women and Rip Off Britain, campaigner and businesswoman, said: “I really hope that non-disabled people are taking note and stop having low expectations of us, because we are flipping amazing!”The number two spot was taken by adaptive fashion designer Victoria Jenkins, who has been featured in Vogue and showed her collection at London Fashion Week.  While number three was taken by comedian Rosie Jones, who caused controversy earlier in the year with her documentary

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