In Control stories
In this section you’ll find 16 stories from the In Control DVD ‘How to be in control’. The videos feature people with a variety of support needs describing their experience of directing their own support: Kate’s story Julia’s story Helen’s story Gavin’s story Joseph’s story Cindy’s story Angela’s story Craig’s story Evangelo’s story Cyril and […]
The BIG Check In survey
We have set up the “Big Check In” with and led by people who draw on health and social care support, because we believe it is important to maintain an independent public record of how disabled people and those who require care and support experience accessing health and social care. It will be used to increase transparency […]
Luke Nash
Hi I’m Luke Nash, age 26. I had started drawing on care later than most. Being involved in policy development, addressing conferences and speaking up for those people who are in wheelchairs and maybe don’t have a voice or platform to speak out is so important to me. One of my biggest achievements […]
Ruben Carol
Ruben Carol is a leading expert in disability equity, access, and inclusion, helping organisations remove barriers and build truly inclusive workplaces. He has worked with organisations such as Transport for London, C2C Rail, Portsmouth University, and Uber. As a wheelchair user and amputee following a motorcycle accident and a stroke survivor, Ruben brings personal insight […]
Danise Grant
As Chief Executive Officer of SEND Parent Partnerships, I lead a consultancy founded on the principle of “expert by experience.” Our work draws on lived experience across family, education, health, social care, and local government to champion inclusion and equity for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We […]
Stephen Springer MBE
Following a road traffic accident in 1991 I became a tetraplegic (spinal cord injury level c5/6). I soon became aware of the challenges and difficulties of living with a disability, not only the strictures of the built environment and social attitudes but also the issues around finding and managing care, and navigating employment opportunities. And […]
Jak Savage MBE
With the influence of outstanding Social Work practice, Jak has navigated children’s social care as a child and adult social care. She has faced health, mental health challenges and acquired disability along the way and still has a long way to go. Recently, Jak has become Jak Savage MBE for 32 years’ service to […]
David Gowar
David is an Associate Lecturer at University of Worcester and member (since 2013) of IMPACT Service Users and Carers Organisation based within the Institute of Health and Society at the University of Worcester. Current responsibilities include being one of two IMPACT representatives on the Social Work Management Board, and Chairing a recent joint BASW/University of […]