Karen Meaney uses a wheelchair to enable her to commute to the City of London . She has a Genetic condition called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), which is often an invisible disability. Amongst other things, EDS can make walking over long distances difficult.

As Managing Director of GCL, Nick is responsible for the day to day running of a rapidly growing business which has trebled in size in the last three years and is now recognised and one of the UK’s leading providers of equality training and consultancy.

Vidar Hjardeng, MBE, spent over thirty years with ITV running Political and Social Action Programmes, recently, leading on Diversity. He is a board member of RNIB, Leonard Cheshire Disability and Shape Arts and Associate of the Business Disability Forum

Lady-Marie was a PT Instructor in the Royal Signals prior to sustaining a spinal cord injury. She works as a Regional Peer Support Officer and Advocate for people with spinal injuries. She is an avid public transport user; train travel being her preferred mode of transport.

Roger is Profoundly Deaf. For 7 years he was a member of the Department of Transport Disabled Peoples Transport Advisory Group (DPTAG), followed by a further 7 years on the Transport for London Independent Disability Advisory Group (IDAG).

Peter Lainson started life as an Army technician and subsequently worked in various Estates departments within the N.H.S., he spent the final ten years of his working life as a Community Liaison Officer for Essex County Council.

Tanvi Vyas is a disability consultant working with young people, adults and families with muscular dystrophy. She has travelled extensively across the UK and abroad and has featured in various media campaigns highlighting challenges faced by disabled people.

Alun Francis has been Disability Liaison Officer at Arsenal FC for over 12 years. He has previously worked in the disability sector for the Access Committee for England (ACE) and RADAR (Royal Association for Disability Rights).

Aaron is acutely visually impaired (registered blind) and also has a hearing impairment. He works as an artist and postgraduate lecturer in art and design and has exhibited and published internationally.

Lesley Cartwright volunteers with MIND and is an active participant in the Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Group in Essex. Lesley took part in the initial TOC Ability pilot trial, testing our help point and integrated SMS services.

John has been a tetraplegic wheelchair user since 2003, prior to this he worked for a civil engineering company involved in projects with LUL and Network Rail. TOC Ability was the first time he used a train in the UK since his accident.