Hope Lightowler
About me… I am Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG for Adult Social Care and am a shared lives ambassador and various voluntary roles. I have drawn on adult social care since I was 18. I have lived in Shared Lives for five years. I’ve also accessed respite/short breaks and PA hours. I have Autism […]
Andy Walker MBE
About me… I have lived experience of drawing on health and social care. I am a motivational speaker who describes my story of success and tragedy by overcoming the odds living with a high-level spinal injury after a diving accident.I run an international consultancy organisation Challenges perceptions of what can be achieved I’m passionate and […]
Nadia Clarke
About me… My name is Nadia Clarke. I live in Halifax, West Yorkshire. I am a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy, I’m deaf and use BSL and an electronic communication aid as my primary means of communication. And communicating I do…. with purpose, power and effectiveness. I was the first deaf person to receive an […]
Isaac Samuels
About me… For the past 25 years, I have dedicated my life to reducing the barriers faced by Disabled People and seldom heard groups that are often overlooked. My work focuses on openly and honestly exploring these barriers and supporting individuals in re-telling their narratives in ways that empower and strengthen them. Rooted in […]
Sian Lockwood
About me… I have spent my working life as a passionate advocate for small-scale relational community-led solutions that helped other local people. As CEO of the representative body for family-based support Shared Lives Plus, lobbied successfully for a regulatory approach which placed the burden of regulation on an agency rather than the families. After founding […]
Richard Currie
About me… I am an experienced disability advisor having worked several years advising, testing and sharing real life experiences with organisations. Compassion and empathy are the values that drive his like and work. Being a differently abled member of society he has a unique insight into the […]