Sue Bott, Director, National Centre for Independent Living

Sue Bott, a disabled person with visual impairment from birth, has been active in the disability movement in the UK for many years.  Currently she is Director of the National Centre for Independent Living based in London.  Previous to that she spent fifteen years working for a Centre for Independent Living (Shropshire Disability Consortium) initially as its development worker and latterly as its Chief Officer.  She has a first degree in political theory and institutions and a masters degree in public service management.  She lives by the sea in south east England and has two grown up children.