List of Disability and Access Ambassadors

Disability and Access Ambassadors are senior business leaders. They drive improvements in the accessibility and quality of services and facilities in their sector for disabled people, helping to ensure businesses are doing all they can to support disabled customers. The roles are voluntary. They serve for up to 3 years, and are managed by the Disability Unit (part of the Office for Equality and Opportunity).

The Ambassadors cover the following private sector industries:

• advertising
• arts and culture
• aviation
• banking
• built environment
• buses
• countryside
• creative industries
• energy
• heritage
• hospitality (pubs and restaurants)
• housing (private)
• insurance
• rail travel
• recruitment
• retail
• sports and physical activity
• technology and web accessibility
• tourism
• universities

The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister for Social Security and Disability said:

I am very pleased to be working with this impressive group of senior leaders, whose expertise and enthusiasm engenders positive changes in accessibility for disabled people. They are really supporting the government in this important work. They are generous with their time and support. The Disability and Access Ambassadors help us to improve all disabled people’s lives, by using their experience and insight throughout their sectors, and supporting the changes in accessibility we want to see across a wide range of private sector industries.