John Evans is the best known and respected for  Disability Rights and Diversity. He works as a Consultant, Trainer and Researcher in the UK, Specializing in Independent Living and Disability Rights.

He was one of the first persons to set up an Independent Living scheme in the UK and has been actively engaged with the Independent Living Movement of both the UK and Europe since their beginnings. He commissioned the first piece of research on Direct Payments in the UK.

He is on the Board of Directors of both the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL), and the European Disability Forum (EDF). He was one of the founding members of the European Coalition of Community Living (ECCL). He has lectured, led workshops and organised seminars in many different countries and writes on disability rights and Independent Living issues.

He is an Honorary Fellow of the Centre for Citizens Participation at Brunel University. At the UK Queens Birthday Honours List 2001 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services and work in Disability Rights and Independent Living.

He was also awarded the Silver Banner Award by the Tuscany Regional Government in Italy in 2003, the European Year of Disabled People, for his distinguished international work in Independent Living and Human Rights for Disabled People

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