Charity founder, artist, and disability activist Georgia Bondy, was picked to be on the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list by a panel of 25 ‘disability champions’ including the chief executive of Paralympics GB

A Walthamstow resident has been included in a list of the 100 most influential disabled individuals in the UK.

Charity founder, artist, and disability activist Georgia Bondy, was picked to be on the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list by a panel of 25 “disability champions” including chief executive of Paralympics GB, David Clark and Coronation Street actor Cherylee Houston.

The list celebrates 100 most influential disabled individuals in the UK and a leader in their respective fields.

Georgia has been recognised for their impact, innovation and influence in changing the perceptions and stereotypes of disability. Their work has included founding the organisation Well Adapt which supports chronically ill people to manage symptoms like pain and fatigue while partnering with healthcare providers and policymakers to build better chronic illness care systems.

Georgia has also been involved in campaigning for greater uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations, a campaign that reached millions of people across the country. Described as an artist and thought-leader, they create influential works around the idea of Disabled Joy; a concept that affirms the joy that comes from disability, not in-spite of it.

Speaking about their award Georgia said: “It’s so lovely to realise that all the work I’ve put in has been recognised and appreciated. It’s really easy to get lost in doing the work without looking back and realising you’ve achieved anything!”

National charity, Shaw Trust, runs the Disability Power 100 to raise the profile of disabled talent and challenge the disability employment gap head-on. Head of Disability Power 100, Alona De Havilland, says: “The Disability Power 100 is all about creating change, it celebrates ambition and achievement, and plays a role in challenging society’s perceptions of disability by recognising the strengths, contributions and successes of 100 disabled individuals each year.”

She continues: “We all need role models. People who are pioneers and changemakers. This year we witnessed our Team GB Paralympians rightly celebrated for their elite athleticism, sporting prowess and determination to succeed. The Disability Power 100 celebrates disabled roles models with the same determination, expertise and ambition in all sectors from architecture to construction; finance to healthcare; transport to music. It is a rallying cry to future generations of leaders and a call for employers and society to recognise the talents and skills of disabled people.”

The full list of 2024 finalists can be found here

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