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Name: | James Ellis |
Age: | 24 |
Year of the Fix: | 2015 |
Location: | Nottingham |
Campaign: | To encourage young people with disabilities to believe in themselves |
I was born with cerebral palsy, which means my limbs are quite stiff and it decreases my mobility.
But I’ve never let anything hold me back in life. I went to university and am now pursuing a career in music.
I want to encourage other young people with disabilities to have the same self-belief and ambitions.
It doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside, what’s important is what’s on the inside.
If you have a passion for something, you shouldn’t let anything stop you from achieving your goals.
Here is a list of Fixers helping me with this Fix:
Anna Unwin | Bradley Smith |
Ellie Searston | Emma Knight |
Georgia Patilla | Jacob Seelochan |
Joel Walker | Kelly Pyatt |
Kyle Kirk | Michael Mardare |
Olaolu Fisayo | Sarah Redmille |
Tinashe Darelara | William Harrison |
The Persula Foundation
My Fixers project has the backing of The Persula Foundation. It supports charitable organisations and develops original charitable projects.
Professor Penny Standen, University of Nottingham
Penny Standen, Professor of Health Psychology and Learning Disabilities, supports my project. She agreed to be interviewed for my broadcast piece.
Tina Carter from the college supports my Fix. She helped put me in touch with some students, who agreed to participate in a workshop to be filmed for my TV broadcast.
Hannah Carter
Jo Quinn
Shak & Natasha
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
Chelsie Brown
Olivia G
Hannah Baker
Macauley Collinson
'Ben'
Sam Womack
Becky
Sam Barakat
Becky Thorn
Fern Lulham
Tilly and Bella
'Kate'
Liam Thomas
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Timothy Cranfield
Shannon Rawlings
Fixers
Meghann
Jack H
Shano
Lauren Taylor
Alexandra Garrick