Supporting People with a Learning Disability and Autistic People
- 09-11-2023
- 08:30 - 16:30
- The Royal National Hotel, London
Simone Aspis
Free Our People Now Project Manager
Simone joined Inclusion London in 2022 with 25 years’ experience of campaigning with and for disabled peoples’ human and civil rights working with a broad range of disabled people’s organisations.
Simone’s successful campaigns included securing people with learning difficulties inclusion in the Disability Discrimination Act and Direct Payments legislation and strengthening disabled people’s rights to inclusive education in the Children and Families, Equality and Apprenticeships legislation.
Simone’s other interests include the institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of people with learning difficulties and autistic people, and topical bioethical issues. In a voluntary capacity Simone has been an advocate for disabled children and young people wanting to attend mainstream schools or who want to get out of psychiatric system.