Inclusive Policymaking with Celia Chartres-Aris
Celia Chartres-Aris is a Disabled Founder and Investor, a multi-award winning campaigner and lobbyist, researcher and policy designer, advocating for the improvement of disability equity and accessibility inclusivity. Celia has founded a several disabled-led organisations focused on the development and advancement of policy, ensuring that disabled people are at the heart of legislation and consultation. This year Celia has been named on The Global Diversity Leaders list and is featured on the 100 most influential disabled people list in the UK, as the 3rd most influential Disabled person changing law and policy. As an entrepreneur, Celia is the Co-founder of the first policy unit in the UK which focuses on putting disability at the heart of Westminster, and Access2Funding which brings together the global investment market and is implementing inclusive practices across the deal flow, which is significantly improving opportunities and participation for disabled entrepreneurs. Celia works across the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors with organisations, charities and the Government, advocating, designing new legislation and policies, and amending existing legislation and policies, for the improved equity of representation, inclusivity, accessibility, participation and opportunities for disabled people. Over the years this has included working with brands such as; Cola, Apple and Linkedin, and partnering with national and international Governmental bodies such as; The House of Lords, The European Union, The United Nations, Westminster and Downing Street. Passionate about politics, policy and representation, Celia is actively involved with a number of organisations and campaigns aimed at increasing the democratic elected representation of disabled people at both local and national levels of policy creation. Alongside being an advocate for inclusive law and policy, Celia is also an active campaigner for disability rights. Celia is an established consultant, host, speaker and educator on diversity, intersectionality and inclusion, regularly speaking to and advising organisations and charities around the world, such as; Virgin, Amazon, BHF and British Banking. As an investor, Celia has supported and guided countless disabled led entrepreneurs, and sits on a number of organisational boards as a champion for inclusion and accessibility. The work Celia has done has been internationally recognised by organisations such as Forbes, The Financial Times, Metro and BBC. Celia was born with multiple disabilities as a result of a genetic condition; Loeys-Dietz Syndrome/Marfans, currently due to multiple organ-failure she lives with a permanent central line in her chest receiving daily blood infusions and complete artificial nutrition. Celia has never known her life without her disability, and takes pride in her disabled identity, working hard to break down systematic ableism, discrimination, and archaic stereotypes about the talents, potential, and ability of disabled people.
Celia Chartres-Aris is a Disabled Founder and Investor, a multi-award winning campaigner and lobbyist, researcher and policy designer, advocating for the improvement of disability equity and accessibility inclusivity. Celia has founded a several disabled-led organisations focused on the development and advancement of policy, ensuring that disabled people are at the heart of legislation and consultation. This year Celia has been named on The Global Diversity Leaders list and is featured on the 100 most influential disabled people list in the UK, as the 3rd most influential Disabled person changing law and policy. As an entrepreneur, Celia is the Co-founder of the first policy unit in the UK which focuses on putting disability at the heart of Westminster, and Access2Funding which brings together the global investment market and is implementing inclusive practices across the deal flow, which is significantly improving opportunities and participation for disabled entrepreneurs. Celia works across the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors with organisations, charities and the Government, advocating, designing new legislation and policies, and amending existing legislation and policies, for the improved equity of representation, inclusivity, accessibility, participation and opportunities for disabled people. Over the years this has included working with brands such as; Cola, Apple and Linkedin, and partnering with national and international Governmental bodies such as; The House of Lords, The European Union, The United Nations, Westminster and Downing Street. Passionate about politics, policy and representation, Celia is actively involved with a number of organisations and campaigns aimed at increasing the democratic elected representation of disabled people at both local and national levels of policy creation. Alongside being an advocate for inclusive law and policy, Celia is also an active campaigner for disability rights. Celia is an established consultant, host, speaker and educator on diversity, intersectionality and inclusion, regularly speaking to and advising organisations and charities around the world, such as; Virgin, Amazon, BHF and British Banking. As an investor, Celia has supported and guided countless disabled led entrepreneurs, and sits on a number of organisational boards as a champion for inclusion and accessibility. The work Celia has done has been internationally recognised by organisations such as Forbes, The Financial Times, Metro and BBC. Celia was born with multiple disabilities as a result of a genetic condition; Loeys-Dietz Syndrome/Marfans, currently due to multiple organ-failure she lives with a permanent central line in her chest receiving daily blood infusions and complete artificial nutrition. Celia has never known her life without her disability, and takes pride in her disabled identity, working hard to break down systematic ableism, discrimination, and archaic stereotypes about the talents, potential, and ability of disabled people.