Bio:
Will Pike is a disability rights campaigner, public speaker, writer, filmmaker and disability consultant. His work is centred around the normalisation of disability and seeks to address the barriers, both physical and prejudicial, that prevent disabled people from accessing society. Will draws on his own lived experience as a terror attack survivor and disabled man to explore themes such as adversity, masculinity, identity and diversity. He has been a guest on programmes including Good Morning Britain, Victoria Derbyshire and Sky News; and has written articles in The Times, iNews and Huffpost. Will’s film ‘Yes I Can, If’ went viral in 2016 and has been viewed by over a million people on Facebook and YouTube.
Without seeking to be inspirational, Will brings positive energy and insight to whatever he does. Whether he’s talking to a small group of nursing students or an auditorium full of media darlings, Will uses his own story to help individuals and organisations better understand how we can all begin to make the world a more accessible and inviting place for disabled people. As one Managing Director said: “Will is a really engaging speaker and shone a hugely important light on disability for us – his talk is challenging, humbling and entertaining in equal measure…we are really thankful to Will for helping us along our inclusion journey.”
Quote:
"I lived the first 28 years of my life as an able-bodied man, with no notion of what it was like to experience adversity or prejudice. Then…BOOM: Suddenly I’m a terror attack survivor and I’ve got a spinal injury.
My world was turned upside down and I was forced to confront a harsh truth about our society: it does not value disabled people. That needs to change.”
Will P
- HEIGHT: 183 cm/6' 0''
- SHOE SIZE: 43.5EU/9½US/9UK
- HAIR: Grey
- EYES: Brown
- DIS/DIFF: Wheelchair User
- HEIGHT: 183 cm/6' 0''
- SHOE SIZE: 43.5EU/9½US/9UK
- HAIR: Grey
- EYES: Brown
- DIS/DIFF: Wheelchair User
Bio:
Will Pike is a disability rights campaigner, public speaker, writer, filmmaker and disability consultant. His work is centred around the normalisation of disability and seeks to address the barriers, both physical and prejudicial, that prevent disabled people from accessing society. Will draws on his own lived experience as a terror attack survivor and disabled man to explore themes such as adversity, masculinity, identity and diversity. He has been a guest on programmes including Good Morning Britain, Victoria Derbyshire and Sky News; and has written articles in The Times, iNews and Huffpost. Will’s film ‘Yes I Can, If’ went viral in 2016 and has been viewed by over a million people on Facebook and YouTube.
Without seeking to be inspirational, Will brings positive energy and insight to whatever he does. Whether he’s talking to a small group of nursing students or an auditorium full of media darlings, Will uses his own story to help individuals and organisations better understand how we can all begin to make the world a more accessible and inviting place for disabled people. As one Managing Director said: “Will is a really engaging speaker and shone a hugely important light on disability for us – his talk is challenging, humbling and entertaining in equal measure…we are really thankful to Will for helping us along our inclusion journey.”
Quote:
"I lived the first 28 years of my life as an able-bodied man, with no notion of what it was like to experience adversity or prejudice. Then…BOOM: Suddenly I’m a terror attack survivor and I’ve got a spinal injury.
My world was turned upside down and I was forced to confront a harsh truth about our society: it does not value disabled people. That needs to change.”