Kerry Thompson
Blogger and Disability Campaigner
Kerry Thompson is a lifestyle and disability blogger from Milton Keynes. At 24 she was diagnosed with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy, Kerry uses her platform to promote awareness of the condition and to strive for a more accessible and equal world for everybody.
Kerry is a leading campaigner for the changing places campaign to increase the number of fully accessible toilet facilities available around the country. Through her campaign Kerry has secured more than 75 Changing Places facilities throughout Tesco stores.
Accessible housing is another matter Kerry works hard to improve. She sits on the accessible housing insight group for housing association Habinteg. Kerry has also worked with Disabled Living on their campaigns about the importance of accessible housing.
Working alongside the media team at Muscular Dystrophy UK, Kerry campaigns for the muscular dystrophy community. She challenges stereotypes around living with disabilities.
On Twitter you can find Kerry microblogging with the MDBloggersCrew, where she shines a spotlight on the mental health factors of living with a life-limiting condition. You can also find Kerry on her personal blog discussing general day to day life while living with a disability.
Kerry has done several TV interviews about her life and campaigning with Channel 5 news, ITV Anglia and Sky news.
Kerry is AccessAbles’s Champion for Milton Keynes and has been awarded with the Muscular Dystrophy president’s award for Campaigner of the Year award and the BBC Three Counties Radio People’s Diversity and Equality Award.
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“I inspire for a more inclusive and equal world for all, so that future mes can live an accessible life with no worries.”