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​About Me

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I am​ an Equality Trainer and Disability Equality Consultant. I have severe cerebral palsy, which impacts my speech and mobility. As a result, I have extensive personal experience with prejudice which has deepened my empathy with marginalised groups, particularly members of the disabled and LGBTQ+ communities.

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I have worked as a Theatre Reviewer and Equality Trainer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for many years, but I am now based primarily in London.

 

My Disability Equality Training sessions are based on the social model of disability.​ 

 

My clients for Disability Equality Training have included the British Film Institute, Lloyds Bank, Apple, The Pleasance Theatre Trust, Brighton Dome, London Film Festival, The King's Head Theatre and Summerhall Edinburgh.

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I am also an Associate Lecturer and Seminar Leader. I hold an LLB (Hons) Law from Stirling University and LLM (Master of Laws) from City University London, and I have conducted Doctoral Research on colonialism and sexuality at Middlesex University.

 

I have delivered lectures and taught classes on sexuality and colonialism in law and disability law. I also have a lot of experience teaching communication skills for vocational degrees, often in healthcare settings, such as M.Ost Osteopathy, BSc Dietetics and BSc Physiotherapy, or on BA and MA Social Work programmes.

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​Writing

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I have contributed to various online news sources as a freelance commentator.

 

My unique account in the Guardian of my experiences using Grindr as a disabled person received substantial media attention. I collaborated with Jon Bradfield to adapt these experiences into a play, ANIMAL.

 

ANIMAL was shortlisted for the 2020 Papatango New Writing Prize out of 1,504 entries, and won the 2021 Hope Mill Prize. The play was staged in 2023 at The Park Theatre, The Tobacco Factory and Hope Mill Theatre to 4* reviews (The Times, TimeOut) and received a feature in The Times's Pick of the Week.

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"From start to finish, ANIMAL is an impeccable production." (I Love Manchester)

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Legal Qualifications

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I studied at Stirling University and graduated with a 2:1 (LLB). During this time I was the LGBT and Disabled Students' Officer. I also represented disabled students at NUS Scotland and acted as President of Stirling University's Amnesty International.

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After completing my LLB I moved to London to complete a GDL and professional (LPC) course in law at City University, London. I completed a subsequent LLM with a highly commended dissertation. While studying, I volunteered with Amnesty and the Human Dignity Trust.