Campaign spokespeople

We consult and work with experts with lived experience throughout all aspects of the campaign.

Download our Law Commission report into perceptions of learning disability and autism hate crime

Dr Mark Brookes, Campaigns Advisor

Mark has a learning disability and a passion for ensuring people with learning disabilities are safe, while remaining independent.

Mark often speaks publicly about disability hate crime and is an advocate for people with learning disabilities and autism being treated equally. He regularly hosts training sessions, presentations and workshops on learning disability and autism hate crime.

Mark is one of our Learning Disability and Autism Leaders 2018 for his achievements in ‘Advocacy, policy and the media’.

“For a long time, people with a learning disability and autism have not been believed or taken seriously, even when it comes to their experience of crime and abuse. This has made people lose confidence in the system.”

Paula Gledhill, Dimensions Public Affairs Manager

Paula is Public Affairs Manager at Dimensions and works on the #ImWithSam campaign. She’s spoken to the media and politicians about hate crime and why tackling it is so important.

Paula has co-developed elearning for police officers and consulted on a number of important topics to tackle learning disability and autism hate crime.

Paula also works with government, parliamentarians and other bodies to inform their work on learning disability and autism hate crime and leads on responding to consultations and inquiries on hate crime for the organisation.

“Hate crime against people who have a learning disability or autism is a significant barrier to equality and inclusion. I am passionate about raising awareness of this issue and demanding better justice for victims.”

Contact our spokespeople

If you would like to learn more about you can support #ImWithSam as a parliamentarian or a journalist, please contact us via dimensionscampaigns@dimensions-uk.org

Or call our press office on 0300 303 9062