In 2023, I worked with a rights based organisation on a small community based project, which explored some of the issues faced by South Asian families, around disability, language, religious beliefs and stigma. The work was co-produced with families and learning disabled people from the South Asian community. (learn more)

I have experience of sitting on steering committees. The most recent was for a NIHR funded project, ‘Spinning Plates’ (Manchester Met University and Sheffield University), which was an exploration of the mental health experiences of adults and/or older carers of adults with learning disabilities. (learn more)

I have also been involved in delivering training on trauma-based working and the impact that trauma has on families of learning-disabled people and autistic people. The training was delivered to NHS workers in all seven regions of England. (learn more)

Working with a rights based organisation, I delivered anti-racism training to a self-advocacy organisation, that support learning disabled people. Once again, my lived experience as a carer and as a person of colour has allowed me to authenticate the training that has been delivered. (learn more)

As a public speaker, I have spoken at panel events on disability and social inclusion, most recently, at Guru Nanak Gurudwara in Smethwick. (watch on instagram)

I will be speaking at an event in Oxford in April 2024 (link) on my experience as a carer and about the importance of cultural differences and disability. (guest blog post)

The link to the talk ‘Disability, "Unfit” Bodies and Eugenics at Oxford Brookes University can be found on the media page.

I am a former Chair of Trustees at a small charity which helps children with additional needs to access leisure activities in a safe, welcoming and inclusive space.

I have co-written a piece for Byline Times about the Down Syndrome Act and its divisive nature (read here), and I was interviewed by the Mail on Sunday about the Act. (read here)

I was invited to speak at Learning Disability England’s Online Conference 2024. You can access my presentation via the Blog page. (read here.)

More recently, I have spoken at the BILD Growing Older with Learning Disabilities Conference 2026. I spoke about the health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities and the barriers to accessing healthcare for people from ethnic minoritised communities.

I have been invited to speak at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine conference on Caring for autistic patients and those with learning disabilities or complex needs in the ED. This is in May 2026.

Kids Charity invited me to speak at a launch event for their report into ‘Transitions to adulthood’ for disabled young people. (Read here) Link to the Kids Report here

My experience as a parent to a young person with learning disabilities has led me to be involved in a number of projects which seek to improve outcomes for people with conditions like my sons. In July 2024, I was asked to share my experiences of Annual Health Checks for a video which will be used to raise awareness of these health checks amongst Black, Brown and Ethnic minoritised communities. The link to the work carried out by the Race Equality Foundation, can be found here

As part of my commitment to raising awareness of learning disabilities, I have delivered assemblies at local secondary schools around disability and encouraged young people to understand the history of the disabled people’s movements in the UK and also how to be good allies.

I am currently involved in a campaign to ensure that young people with SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities) aged 16-19 continue to have fair access to transport to school. Click here for more details of the campaign.