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We are thrilled to announce the 2022 Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 shortlist!  Congratulations to everyone who has been shortlisted, we look forward to announcing the category winners and top 10 at our awards ceremony at the Landmark Hotel in London on 12 September.   Art, Fashion and Design ...

Shaw Trust, the Disability Policy Centre and the All Party Parliamentary Group are set to host a roundtable event in Westminster this week. Its aim is to influence the direction of policy and public opinion around the issues of diversity and inclusion.  This crucial debate aims to influence the...

  We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Shaw Trust and PurpleSpace Disability Power 100 bursary scheme The bursary scheme provides funding for 15 people to have access to a place on a new 18 month leadership development programme, offering access to PurpleSpace Leadership Learning and...

  After 35 years working in the broadcasting culture sector, most often quietly behind the scenes, I was enormously touched to find my work recognised by my disabled peers in the Power list. The brilliant thing about the Power 100 is that it highlights the extraordinary in the ordinary....

I am overwhelmed to be listed on the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 2021 list! To think that I, the girl who struggled to take one GCSE, bedbound in hospital, is now considered to be one of the most influential disabled people in the UK, is quite amazing! Life can be hard, things don’t always go...