Skip to content
Home page Home

    Navigation breadcrumbs

  1. Home
  2. About the Awards
  3. Meet our Steering Group
Meet the winners
Home page

    Navigation breadcrumbs

  1. Home
  2. About the Awards
  3. Meet our Steering Group

Meet our Steering Group

What better people to lead the awards than previous winners themselves?

Take the wheel!

Previous winners and self advocates lead this group. They have some important responsibilities to navigate…

Shaping decisions and engaging in meaningful consultations.

Speaking to the media, MPs and influencers.

Judging entries to decide who our finalists and winners are.

(That beautiful artwork is from previous winner Jemma Clancy)

Meet the Steering Group members

Laura Cantliff

Laura is Chair of the Steering Group, she helps makes sure meetings are constructive and enjoyable for everyone. She won in 2024 for her work helping neurodiverse and disabled people access health, exercise, leisure. In addition to this, she is completing doctoral research into performing arts training to help neurodiverse people.

Submit media enquiry

Abdul Hameed

Abdul is a 2024 Sports, Arts and Entertainment winner. He is a Community Connector in Greenwich and a Learning Disability Co-Tutor for Mencap. Abdul also coaches at Chelsea and Arsenal football clubs and likes to play basketball and hockey on his days off.

Submit media enquiry

Our Steering Group is growing! We’ll be sharing details of new members very soon.

Check back for updates!

“Be proud, of who you are”

It’s free for everyone, with each participant receiving a personalised digital certificate. Winners are then invited to our exclusive, free award ceremony and winners’ stories and voices are shared for all to see.

How to enter