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Power 100

The Power 100

2019

#disabilitypower100

Britain¡¯s most influential

disabled people

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Welcome

Welcome to the 2019 Shaw Trust Power List, a celebration

of the 100 most influential disabled people in Britain.

Our sincere congratulations to our top 100 influential people who have

been nominated and judged by their peers to be role models, advocates,

campaigners, activists and social changers. Reading each person¡¯s story,

it is clear that there is still a huge way to go to achieve equality and

inclusion, but that incredible progress is being made ¨C in the public arena and in private spaces,

digitally and in real life, to many lives and to individuals ¨C and that these changes will benefit

society as a whole.

Thank you to everyone who nominated someone who they felt was influential this year.

Year on year the number of nominations we receive is astounding as the level of awareness

and inclusion increases. But we still have much to do to create a fully inclusive and fairer

society. As last year¡¯s winner, Alex Brooker says in his interview with us (page 128): ¡°Soaps

and comedies need more disabled people in roles where it¡¯s not all about their disability

because we live normal lives too. You don¡¯t get a lot of that in programmes. But the more

you get, the more normalising it is.¡±

This year¡¯s nominees have come from a diverse range of sectors and have been nominated

by members of the public, colleagues and those inspired by their stories. I am very grateful

to the chair of our judging panel, Kate Nash and to our panel of excellent judges who

volunteered their time to read and qualify every entry.

And while choosing the top 100 has been a huge task for our judges, I hope in the coming

years this task becomes harder as more powerful, influential and everyday role models are

nominated for the Shaw Trust Power List of Britain¡¯s most influential disabled people.

Our work with the Power List aims to change perceptions of and normalise disability,

tackle social exclusion and, as importantly, provide role models for the young and talented

leaders of tomorrow. Since 1982, Shaw Trust has been supporting disabled people, creating

opportunities for employment, independence and social inclusion. We have now grown to

be one of the top 25 charities in the UK supporting people from all backgrounds and abilities

across the country and internationally. Our purpose is to help to deliver a fairer more inclusive

world, in which accessibility is the norm and not the exception. We work closely with

government, employers and local authorities to challenge the status quo, opinions and

crucially close the disability employment gap by creating opportunities for all.

Chris Luck

Chief Executive, Shaw Trust

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Arts, Fashion and

Design

Business, Finance

and IT

Education Public

and Third Sector

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Entertainment

Media and

Publishing

Politics and Law

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Sport

Judges Choice

The Top 10

Features

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Feature

Caroline Casey

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Hall of Fame

Alex Brooker

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In memory

Mike Oliver

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