Winners 2024

Media Moment

This award recognises a media moment that has had a powerful impact. This could be a soap or drama storyline, entertainment TV show, film, podcast, or any other media format. The media moment should have helped shift attitudes on disability.

Winner: Ralph & Katie

Influencer

This award recognises a disabled social media influencer speaking about disability equality. They will have used their channels to effect change. This could be someone raising awareness of the day-to-day reality of disability. They could be challenging perceptions, or educating their audience about accessibility and disability inclusion.

Winner: Shelby Lynch

Shelby smiles for the camera. She has blue and black braids in her hair, and wears a bright pink halterneck top.

Campaign

This award recognises a campaign that has made an impact on the lives of disabled people. This can have a local or national focus and should have raised awareness or achieved change on disability equality.

Winner: Apple ‘The Greatest’

An image of a power chair user using their iPhone. The text 'Accessibility, The Greatest' sits over the photo.

Journalist

This award recognises an individual journalist who has gone above and beyond with their reporting. This could be online, in print or broadcast. They could have championed disability issues, or shown strong commitment to disability equality through a sustained body of work.

Winner: Lottie Jackson

Role Model

This award recognises a disabled public figure who has used their platform to affect change. This may be a TV personality, actor, musician, sportsperson or any other well-known individual. They will have an ability to reach lots of people directly or indirectly through their role.

Winner: Dr Amo Raju OBE DL

Purple Pioneer

This award honours an individual who has advanced disability equality in their local community. This could be a disabled person, or a non-disabled ally, who has raised awareness of disability issues or worked to change attitudes. This category recognises the work an individual has done to positively affect those around them.

Winner: Zahari Brimacombe

Zahari smiles at the camera. They wear a girlguiding uniform.

Accessible Product

This award recognises an organisation or individual that has developed a product or service with disability inclusion at its heart. This category spotlights products and brands that use accessible design to improve the lives of disabled people.

Winner: LEGO Braille Bricks

A young boy playing with LEGO Braille Bricks.

Inclusive Workplace

This award recognises an organisation that has created an inclusive place of work. This could be through a commitment to hiring and supporting disabled colleagues. It could be creating inclusive policies, or tackling disability inclusion in the workplace and outside of it.

Winner: Ralph & Katie production team / ITV Studios

The two stars of Ralph and Katie, Leon Harrop and Sarah Gordy, pose with a clapperboard,

Community Group

This award recognises a community group’s achievements around disability equality. It could be a community group or disabled people’s organisation that brings people together to create meaningful change in their local area. The group might deliver a service or campaign at a national or local level.

Winner: Happy Smiles Training

Members of the Happy Smiles team pose for the camera, with their thumbs up.