I am the Director for Enable Works, part of Enable. Enable Works is Scotland’s largest specialist provider of employability, skills and training, supporting more than 7,000 disabled people each year to find and thrive in meaningful work. I lead the organisation’s strategic direction and growth, with a particular passion for transforming education and skills pathways for young disabled people.

I also serve as a member of the Board of Trustees for Young Scot, Scotland’s national youth information and citizenship charity.

In March 2020, I was awarded a Churchill Fellowship and travelled to the USA and Canada in 2024 to explore world-leading approaches to supporting young disabled people through the critical transition from school into adult life.

A positive transition sets the foundation for a successful future. Yet young disabled people who leave school without a clear destination are four times more likely to be unemployed by the age of 25.

This must change.

By unlocking the potential of young disabled people, we enrich not only their lives but also the society and economy they help build. The challenge is ours to rise to, and the time for action is now. No young disabled person should be left behind.