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Alex Brooker 2018’s most influential disabled person

Alex Brooker’s TV career famously began with a job as a presenter as part of Channel 4’s coverage of the 2012 Paralympics. Originally a journalist for the Liverpool Echo and the Press Association, he didn’t expect his TV break to last beyond the 2012 games. “I always...

Disability Power 100 list finalised for 2018

Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list finalised for 2018 The Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list is an annual publication that celebrates the most influential people in the UK with a disability or impairment. The list provides much needed encouragement to our young...

Asif Iqbal MBE

Asif Iqbal MBE

Asif Iqbal MBEPresident of the Harrow and Brent United Deaf ClubAsif is deaf and has spent his career in the public and not-for-profit sectors, with local and central government, along with health services to increase representation and remove barriers for deaf and...

STAMMA, The British Stammering Association

STAMMA, The British Stammering Association

STAMMACharityChangemaking OrganisationsSTAMMA’s mission is to create space for people who stammer. Stammering is just how some people talk, it is their natural voice. It affects around 8% of children and up to 2% of adults. It is primarily neurological. Over the last...

Steve Brown

Steve Brown

Steve BrownTV PresenterEntertainmentIn June 2005, Steve became paralysed when he fell from a balcony and broke his neck. He left hospital in October 2005 and in that same month took part in his first wheelchair rugby training session with London Wheelchair Rugby Club....