When I left school, I decided to turn my own experiences into a reason for change. Having experienced first-hand the barriers, misunderstandings and lack of inclusion that can affect disabled young people in education and sport, I knew that I did not want other young people to face the same challenges. I launched my advocacy work to speak openly about my experiences and to push for a more inclusive approach to sport and education. What started as a personal mission has grown into a wider platform, allowing me to use my voice and experiences to advocate for meaningful change.

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Since then, I have worked with schools, charities, sporting organisations, politicians and decision-makers, sharing my experiences and helping to highlight the importance of inclusion. I have visited schools, spoken with young people and teachers, taken part in podcasts and media interviews, and worked with organisations to promote better opportunities for disabled people in sport. My work has also allowed me to take my experiences beyond the tennis court and into conversations about how we can create more inclusive environments for the next generation.

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RUBY'S LAW

One of the biggest parts of my advocacy work is Ruby’s Law, my campaign to tackle discrimination and improve inclusion within physical education in mainstream schools. The campaign was created from my own experiences and aims to ensure that disabled young people have the same opportunities to participate in PE as their peers. Ruby’s Law calls for sports wheelchairs and adaptive equipment to be available in schools, alongside better training and support for teachers to deliver genuinely inclusive PE. The campaign has involved working with politicians, schools, organisations and the wider community to raise awareness and push for practical change. My aim is to make inclusive PE a normal part of school sport, rather than something that only happens when a disabled pupil has to ask for it.

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NORFOLK'S MOST INCLUSIVE SPORTS DAY

I also created Norfolk’s Most Inclusive Sports Day, giving schools across the county the opportunity to celebrate inclusion and showcase the ways they are making sport accessible to every young person.

Through the Beyond the Barriers initiative, schools were encouraged to create inclusive sporting opportunities, challenge perceptions and demonstrate that disability should never be a barrier to participation. The initiative brought schools together to celebrate the positive work already happening across Norfolk and to inspire more schools to make inclusion a fundamental part of their sporting culture.

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The 2026 winners included Thetford Academy for Secondary School, Sprowston Junior School for Primary School 

For me, advocacy is about turning personal experience into positive action. I want to continue using my platform to challenge barriers, amplify the voices of disabled young people and help create lasting change in sport and education.