Simply Us, Disability Not Just Another Tick Box - Meaningful Conversation

Chandy Green speaks to Sarah Petherbridge and Holly Sutcliffe on the challenges of negotiating an inaccessible world and the positive benefits of allyship.

Sarah Petherbridge

Sarah is a disability awareness trainer and public speaker on the topic of diversity and inclusion ("D&I") from a disability angle. Sarah draws on her experience of working as a professional with a disability in a corporate environment for various accountancy firms. Sarah was born profoundly deaf and communicate by way of hearing, lipreading, some BSL and intelligent guesswork! 

Chandy Green

Chandy is disability & mental health advocate and active fundraiser who’s won awards for his work in his local community. After being diagnosed with a brain tumour as a child and undergoing treatment into adulthood Chandy has tried to show that despite a diagnosis you can work towards anything & live beyond a medical condition.

Holly Sutcliffe

Holly is a Neurodivergent Mental Health Advocate, who works with individuals, families and institutions as an Integrated Holistic Coach. As a late-diagnosed autistic human, Holly finally realised why and how she has struggled for so long to live a ‘full life’. Now, she embraces her version of ‘full’, which looks totally different to a neurotypical one and embraces the joyful, conscious, heart-led life she lives with her daughter by the sea.

About the Speakers Collective

The Speakers Collective is a Social Enterprise.  We work together with a shared commitment to challenge stigma, facilitate important conversations and promote learning on a variety of social issues. To find out more about our work and speakers visit www.speakerscollective.org.