Research Team

The WISHES research team brings together applied experts from the Universities of Strathclyde, Sheffield, Oxford, Westminster, Leicester, King’s College London and East Anglia, as well as leading disabled people’s organisations including Breakthrough UK, Speakup Self Advocacy, and Sick in the City.

Adam Whitworth

University of Strathclyde

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Tricia is a smiling white female aged around 60. She is looking directly at the camera and is wearing a black top with brown buttons on the left shoulder and with a small silver necklace around her neck

Patricia Findlay

University of Strathclyde

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Colin is a smiling white male aged around 55 years looking directly at the camera. He is wearing a blue shirt with no tie and the top button undone underneath a dark blue suit jacket

Colin Lindsay

University of Strathclyde

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Jen is a white woman wearing round tortoiseshell glasses and with short dark brown hair. This picture shows her head and shoulders in front of a plain white background. She has a turquoise jumper on and is smiling at the camera.

Jennifer Remnant

University of Strathclyde

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Stuart a smiling white male aged around 35 years. He is wearing glasses, has a light moustache and beard, and a blue and white narrow vertical striped shirt

Stuart McIntyre

University of Strathclyde

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Giole is a male aged around 35 years with dark hair and thick moustache and beard

Giole Figus

University of Strathclyde

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Sarah Dauncey

University of Strathclyde

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Katherine is a white woman in her fifties with greying hair and wears glasses. She is standing outside in the sunshine in front of trees. She is wearing a navy blue cardigan with cream edging. She is smiling at the camera.

Katherine Runswick-Cole

University of Sheffield

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Alan is a white male aged around 60 years with a warm, smiling face looking directly at the camera. He is wearing a blue work shirt and grey suit jacket and there are trees with Autumnal orange, yellow and green leaves in the background

Alan Brennan

University of Sheffield

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Damon is w hite male aged around 30 years. He has dark hair cut short, a dark T-shirt and glasses.

Damon Morris

University of Sheffield

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Helen is a white woman in her early forties with shoulder-length brown hair and glasses. She is wearing a brown dress covered in a subtle fern pattern. She is standing in the sunshine outside, with bushes and buildings out of focus behind her. She is smiling at the camera.

Helen Fitzhugh

University of East Anglia

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Kevin is a white man in his late fifties who has short greying hear and short grey and brown moustache and beard. He wears glasses and a white shift with colourful floral pattern. He is looking directly at the camera and smiling

Kevin Daniels

University of East Anglia

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Sara is a white female in her late fifties with brown hair in a bob but, glasses and a warm smile. She is wearing a red dress and a silver nacklace.

Sara Connolly

University of Leicester

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Richard is a tall white male aged around 50 years with a bald head and a warm face and smile. He is wearing a light blue shirt with no tie and top button undone underneath a dark blue suit jacket

Richard Dorsett

University of Westminster

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Elle is white female in her late thirties. She has long black hair, black rimmed glasses and a black shirt. She is looking directly at the camera with a thoughtful but warm expression

Eleanor Carter

University of Oxford

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Catherine is a white woman in her fifties with white/blonde hair. She is standing outdoors in nature with plants, trees and a cloudy sky in the background. She is smiling at the camera and is wearing a purple raincoat and glasses.

Catherine Hale

Expert Consultant

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Ben is a white male in his forties with bald hair and a warm face and smile. He is wearing a casual grey jumper and looking up and way leftwards from the camera with a thoughtful smiling expression as if reflecting on something important and happy

Ben Geiger

KIng’s College London

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Alice is a white woman in her mid thirties with dirty blonde hair. She is stood outside against a red brick wall and is wearing a denim jacket, grey vest top and a gold chain with a pendant. She is smiling at the camera.

Alice Hargreaves

Sick in the City (CIC)

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Annie is a white female in her sixties with a warm face and smile, white hair, and red rimmed glasses. She wears a white casual jacket with small pictures of bees on it. She is smiling directly at the camera

Annie Ferguson

SpeakUp

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Elaine is a white female in her forties with thick black hair, a warm smiling face and blue summer scarf around her neck

Elaine Astley

Breakthrough UK

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Vicky is a white female in her thirties with long dark hair and a big warm smile directly at the camera. She is wearing a dress with geometric red, white and black pattern and a long necklace around her neck with green stones

Vicky Farnsworth

Speakup Self Advocacy

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Nicola is a white female in her thirties with long blond hair and a big warm smile. She is looking directly at the camera and wears a dark green dress

Nicola Murray

Consultant Advisor

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