Emily is the Head of Accessibility and Inclusive Design at human centred and inclusive design agency Mima, and a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy who was recently voted one of the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK by the Shaw Trust. She regularly writes on current affairs and disability issues having done so for the Guardian, the Independent and the BBC. Emily also authored the Lonely Planet Guide to Accessible Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and is looking forward to spending a week at Cove Park to start writing her first short story.