{"id":4460,"date":"2025-11-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/360wire\/?p=4460"},"modified":"2025-11-21T18:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:15:24","slug":"disability-activist-backs-paws-for-a-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/360wire\/2025\/11\/22\/disability-activist-backs-paws-for-a-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability Activist backs Paws for a Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A UK Disability activist and inclusion specialist, Dr Shani Dhanda, has backed our campaign, Paws for a Cause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Dhanda, born with osteogenesis imperfecta, more commonly known as brittle bone disease, has become one of the UK\u2019s most influential disabled people for her disability-rights campaigning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said: \u201cSupport Dogs UK transforms lives, giving people with disabilities, autism, and epilepsy greater independence and confidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe growing demand for their services underlines how essential this support is, and the \u2018Paws for a Cause\u2019 campaign helps ensure they have the resources and volunteers needed to keep meeting that demand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shani Dhanda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dr Dhanda founded Diversability<\/em>, the Asian Woman Festival<\/em>, and the Asian Disability Network<\/em>, platforms focused on tackling social inequality worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as this, she has established Fair Dues<\/em> and Access to Work Collective<\/em>, initiatives that break down barriers to inclusive work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Dhanda\u2019s impact has been widely recognised, earning her more than 30 awards and honours, including being named the UK\u2019s Most Influential Disabled Person (Shaw Trust, 2023) and one of the Most Influential Women in the New World of Work (ICS Learn, 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n

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A post shared by Dr Shani Dhanda | Inclusion + Accessibility Specialist (@shanidhanda)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n