Campaigners
Read more about our campaigns and the actions we are taking to make the world a better place for disabled people
Our Campaigns
From expert to unemployable
22 March 2019
Libby shares her experience of finding a job with a disability.
‘It is hard not to become cynical’
15 March 2019
Alison, along with other disabled people and local residents, have been campaigning for step free access to her local railway station since 2008.
The nine members of our Campaign steering group
2 January 2019
The Campaign Steering Group was set up to advise the Policy and Campaigns team about our work.
I’m so tired of people pushing in front of me
4 December 2018
Jaz is a university student but working this summer in London. She is a keen traveller and has lived all over the UK.
This experience played on my mind every time
29 August 2018
Kathy, one of our campaigner, told us about her anixety around travelling
It's time to improve travel on trains
18 July 2018
Gill has campaigned consistently against government cuts by travelling to Westminster and meeting with her MP
Poor public transport makes my journeys difficult
4 July 2018
William was born profoundly deaf and blind in his right eye. He regularly attends gigs but finds the commuting difficult with his disabilities.
All our voices need to be heard
27 June 2018
Josh is a disability rights campaigner and speaker volunteer for Leonard Cheshire. He has been a campaigner since 2014.
Getting that dream job
1 May 2018
Anil has Cerebral Palsy but this has never stopped him from living a normal life or achieving his full potential.
Untapped pool of talent
23 May 2018
Millwood Servicing Ltd, a family run and owned small business based in Surrey, speak about what could be done better to attract and support disabled employees.
Voices from the campaign community
7 March 2018
We are calling for more funding for social care. We know that good care transforms disabled people’s lives but that at the moment social care is being chronically underfunded.
Job hunting as a young disabled person
19 October 2017
Jonathan, who has a learning disability, left school in 2006 but has since struggled to find employment.