‘Blind Not Broken’

Speakers

  • Lucy Edwards
    Blind Broadcaster, journalist, content creator, & disability influencer, Motability Scheme Ambassador and customer
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    Lucy Edwards

    Blind Broadcaster, journalist, content creator, & disability influencer, Motability Scheme Ambassador and customer

    After loosing her full eye sight at 17, Lucy had no one to look up to that was going through the same thing, and made it her mission to share her experiences with the world. Through her infectious personality and her open commentary on life Lucy has amassed an incredible 1.8M followers on TikTok and over 506 million views on YouTube.

    As both a Broadcaster and Journalist Lucy has presented reports for the BBC on TV & radio and in 2019 she became the first-ever blind presenter to host on BBC Radio 1 and walk the red carpet of the BRIT Awards 2022.  Lucy has been a guest on both This Morning and Loose Women and earlier this year her two part BBC documentary ‘How Does A Blind Girl Go On Safari?’ won an RTS Award.

    Lucy has also partnered with more of the world’s leading brands including Google, Estée Lauder, Spotify & L’oreal and has positioned herself as a leading voice for disability inclusion.

    Most recently, Lucy has announced the launch of her debut book ‘Blind Not Broken’ – a journey from sight loss to becoming a thriving business woman. As one of Lucy’s favourite sayings goes ‘Nothing about us, without us’, and as she continues to pave the way for change,

Time

Friday 17 May 2024

10:30am to 10:55am

Session Details

Join Lucy as she shares her journey from sight loss to becoming a thriving business woman told in her debut book ‘Blind Not Broken’.

Losing her full eye sight at 17 and with no one to look up to inspired Lucy to make it her mission to share her experiences with the world. Through her open commentary on life Lucy has amassed an incredible 1.8M followers on TikTok and over 350 million views on YouTube and has gone on to become a blind broadcaster, journalist, content creator, disability influencer and a Motability Scheme customer and is an absolute force to be reckoned with.

She’ll share her many different experiences from becoming the first-ever blind presenter to host on BBC Radio 1 to winning an RTS Award for her BBC documentary ‘How Does A Blind Girl Go On Safari?’ and being the first female blind talent to walk the red carpet at the BRIT Awards .

Lucy has also partnered with more of the world’s leading brands including Google, Estée Lauder, Spotify & L’oreal and has positioned herself as a leading voice for disability inclusion.

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