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Emily was born with spina bifida, hydrocephalus, scoliosis, autism and Chiari malformation. When she was 3 years old, she got her first wheelchair. While reading books and watching TV, Emily noticed there was nobody who looked like her. Emily even asked her parents if people in wheelchairs were allowed to go on television.
She felt like an outsider and wished she had role models. Eager to do something about it so no other children felt the same, Emily teamed up with her dad, a cartoonist and started creating ‘The Department of Ability Comic.’ The comic featured five disabled superheroes, with Emily as the leader. Emily hoped the series would show disabled and able-bodied children that everyone can achieve great things, no matter their disabilities.
Emily’s work did not stop there. She has campaigned to improve access to local play parks, campaigned for shops to offer accessible changing rooms and toilets and got 40,000 signatures on a petition calling for a minister for disabled children and families to be appointed.
