Simon Stevens

Who is Simon Stevens?

Simon Stevens is an award-winning English activist, trainer, Huffington Post blogger and disability issues consultant known for his high profile work around disability issues in the UK. Stevens was awarded a “Enterprising Young Brits” award in 2004 as a "truly inspirational entrepreneur" for setting up Enable Enterprises in 1998.

In 2008, Stevens was presented with the Revolutionary Award, a category of the UK Catalyst Awards presented “For something that makes people in power more aware of the need for change.” The award was presented to Stevens by then UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown for his founding of Wheelies, a disability-themed nightclub in the online virtual world Second Life. Stevens also featured in the disability-themed 2012 Channel 4 hidden camera prank show I'm Spazticus.

In April 2013, Stevens was rated 60th on the Disability News Service influence list, which according to the DNS website "highlight some of the many disabled people who make a difference in modern Britain."

However, within the disability community itself, Stevens is something of an outsider whose views do not reflect those of the majority. Indeed, to many he is nothing but a troublesome irrelevance.