This Disability History Month, it’s the perfect time to follow new people and learn more about the disabled community online. There are so many influencers out there, but here is a list of ten for you to start with: 

Lucy Edwards (@lucyedwardsofficial) 

Lucy is a blind disability rights activity, who has worked with many charities in the sight loss sector. She posts videos about her experiences as a blind person, as well as her guide dog, Molly, and different accessibility measures in place on her travels. 

 

Tess Daly (@tess.daly) 

Tess Daly, who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, uses her platform to promote her beauty tutorials and advertise her favourite brands. Her work aims to include disabled people as consumers and try to move away from the eradication of disability across marketing campaigns. 

 

Spencer West (@spencer2the west) 

Spencer West is a Disabled, Queer Activist, born with sacral agenesis and became a double amputee at 5. West posts a lot about the intersections between queerness and disability, as well as highlighting the challenges he faces through inappropriate questioning as an online influencer.  

 

Lucy Dawson (@luuudaw) 

Lucy Dawson is a disabled model and activist. After contracting a rare brain disease, encephalitis, whilst at university, Dawson was misdiagnosed whilst in hospital, and an accident led to permanent paralysis of part of one of her legs. Lucy uses her platform to raise awareness of medical negligence, and visibility of disabled people in clothing brands. She also has a very impressive collection of canes! 

 

Eddie Ndopu (@eddiendopu) 

Eddie Ndopu is a South African disability rights advocate. He was born in Namibia after his mother fled Apartheid in South Africa. At the age of two, Ndopu was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and given until the age of five to live. He is now 31 years old, and one of 17 advocates for the sustainable development goals, appointed by the UN Secretary General, as well as a founder of the Global Strategy for Inclusive Education, a campaign to facilitate the educational rights of children living with disabilities in developing economies. 

 

Shelby Lynch (@shelbykinsxo) 

Shelby Lynch uses her platform to dispel myths about her disability, Spinal Muscular Atrophy. She recently won Influencer of the Year at the 2021 Sense Awards, which "celebrate the achievements of people with complex disabilities". Lynch also proudly works alongside other influencers to fight for inclusivity in fashion, recently signing to work with Kurk Geiger. 

 

Daniel Jones (@theaspieworld) 

Jones is a video influencer and author with his channel known as ‘The Aspie World’. He aims to create more awareness about people with autism, from the autistic perspective and his own personal experiences . 

 

Eliza Rain (@disabled_eliza) 

A literal walking rainbow, Eliza Rain posts about their experiences as an ambulatory wheelchair user in the UK, accessibility issues and lgbtq+ positivity. Their page posts especially useful videos for non-disabled individuals on how to support disabled members of the community and when to help, or when to leave it alone! 

 

Shane Burcow (@shaneburcaw) 

An entrepreneur, blogger and Youtuber, Shane Burcaw focuses on his experiences as someone living with spinal muscular atrophy.. His viral page aims to bring a humourous take on his life with a disability. He created ‘Laughing At My Nighmare’, a nonprodift organisation helping to provide assistive technology and adaptive equipment to people with disabilities. 

 

Jessica Cummins (@thechroniciconic) 

Jess is a neurodivergent, wheelchair-using Jewish influencer. Based in London, she is well-known for her brutally honest reviews of healthcare within the UK, sharing the good, the bad and the ugly. Jess is also a disability rights activist, posting about where we need to do better to support the disabled community.