In this episode, Emma speaks to Sue Elsegood, Co-Chair of METRO GAD BA (hons); PG dip. (Couns) MBACP

A disabled people’s rights activist, Sue is also a therapeutic counselling practitioner as a volunteer counsellor for METRO GAD and Co-Chair of its Management Committee.  First active in the Campaign for Accessible Transport (CAT) and Disabled People’s Direct Action Network (DAN), she became a member of Greenwich Association of Disabled People (GAD)in 1989 and a Trustee in 1990.

Sue was instrumental in supporting the merger between METRO Charity and GAD into METRO GAD in 2019 and her volunteering also includes being Co-Chair of Independent Living Alternatives and Co-Director of DADESU Media Ltd. She is active in current campaigns with DPAC (Disabled People Against The Cut); Trailblazers (Changing Places Campaign); WinVisable (Women with Visible and Invisible DisAbilities); ROFA (Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance) and NDY (Not Dead Yet).

Sue is also a founder member of Access at The O2 and advises on the Mayor of London’s Inclusive Design & Access Panel for the Greater London Authority. She co-authored PAMS ‘Personal Assistants Management Skills’ (GAD-CIL; 1997) and she is passionate about independent living.

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