Southampton Business School (SBS) Principal Teaching Fellow in Accounting, Richard Cartwright, has been announced as one of the most influential people with a disability in the UK.
The Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 List, which details the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK on an annual basis, held a reception at the South Bank Centre on Wednesday 17 October to announce which nominees had made it into the Power 100. This year, over 700 nominations were made.
Richard Cartwright teaching
Richard, an award-winning lecturer and Chartered Accountant who serves as a Council Member for the Institute of Chartered Accounting in England and Wales (ICAEW), said:
“It’s an absolute honour to have made The Shaw Trust Power List. It was a great evening meeting some truly fantastic people!”
Richard at the Power 100 2018 event
Nick Bell, Interim Chief Executive of Shaw Trust – a charity helping to transform the lives of young people and adults across the UK and internationally, said:
“Congratulations to Richard Cartwright. The judges were beyond impressed by the standard of nominations but selected the most influential people who are proving that disability or impairment is not a barrier to success.
“One of our aims for the Disability Power 100 List is to demonstrate to young people that they can achieve their ambitions. At Shaw Trust, we work with government, local authorities and employers to support people overcome barriers which hold them back from achieving their potential.”
The full Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 List can be found here.
