Research into global leaders in support practices for disabled people
By William Case, 2021
Fellow’s Profile
William Case
Fellow’s Profile
William Case
Research into global leaders in support practices for disabled people
Fellowship
Themes
Focus
Empowering disabled people to realise their potential in work and to live independently
Countries
Fellowship year
2011
Locality
North West
Biography
Since I embarked on my Churchill Fellowship, I have continued to lobby for greater support for disabled people and their families. I advised the former coalition government in 2013 on the Children and Families Act Green Paper by using my findings from this research. The Green Paper became law as the Children and Families Act 2014.
I continue to consult with many organisations across the country. In 2017, I set up the social enterprise Your Support Matters CIC, inspired by my Fellowship. Your Support Matters encourages disabled people to find the right personal assistant (PA) to enable them to live in the community, as well as campaigning for and promoting the role of a PA. In June 2020, I successfully applied for the Churchill Fellowship Covid-19 Action Fund. This gave me and my team at Your Support Matters the opportunity to carry out extensive research into the effects of the pandemic on disabled people and their PAs. We set up a hotline for disabled people and their PAs and produced a written report to send to decision-makers in Greater Manchester.
Ideas
Activity
May 2022 Fellows' update: William Case
The Fellowship medallion of social enterprise founder William Case (CF 2011) is going to be shown in a year-long exhibition about disability at the People's History Museum in Manchester from this month. William’s Fellowship explored support practices for disabled people.
By William Case, 2022
March 2022 Fellows' update: William Case
Social enterprise founder William Case (CF 2011) gave a guest lecture to health and social care students at Manchester Metropolitan University this month. William discussed his Action Fund project, which is offering support to disabled people and their carers on how to problem-solve during a time of crisis.
By William Case, 2022
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
Ideas
Activity
May 2022 Fellows' update: William Case
The Fellowship medallion of social enterprise founder William Case (CF 2011) is going to be shown in a year-long exhibition about disability at the People's History Museum in Manchester from this month. William’s Fellowship explored support practices for disabled people.
By William Case, 2022
March 2022 Fellows' update: William Case
Social enterprise founder William Case (CF 2011) gave a guest lecture to health and social care students at Manchester Metropolitan University this month. William discussed his Action Fund project, which is offering support to disabled people and their carers on how to problem-solve during a time of crisis.
By William Case, 2022
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
