People of the Year Human Rights Awards

I am currently in London as I was at Radar's AGM on Monday and I am really looking forward to judging The People of the Year Human Rights Awards today. I was really honoured to be chosen to judge these Awards, I was actually nominated for The Person of the Year Award last year and was at this event, of course, I did not win an award but had a fantastic night with everyone which was rewarding enough for me. I do not need an award to know I am doing a lot of good work and it is rewarding enough just to help people as this is what drives me.

So to be able to judge them and attend this glamourous event once again is fantastic.

These Awards are for people who celebrate excellence and achievement by both disabled people and those organisations with a commitment to furthering the equality agenda for disabled people.

This year the Awards will be in Battersea Evolution on Monday 30th November. The evening will be hosted by Frank Gardner OBE, the BBC broadcaster, whose own return to frontline broadcasting from a wheelchair after being shot six times by Al-Qaeda gunmen and undergoing 14 operations is a remarkable story of achievement in itself.

This year's theme for the Awards evening is: "Future Proofing Disability Equality". RADAR wants to drive home the message that disability equality matters, regardless of economics - in fact, during tough times, equality matters more. With an Equalities Bill going through Parliament, a pressing need to avoid new inequalities in a recession and an imperative to spend resources where they are most needed, this is the opportunity to help create more equal and effective businesses and a more equal society for the future.

The day will enable measurable challenges to be set for the attending leaders of blue chip organisations operating throughout British society - targets that RADAR will consistently monitor, celebrating high achievers.

In the evening we will be presenting 10 awards celebrating achievement in the strands examined in the day event as well as in traditional categories such as The Person of the Year.

Last year over 500 business and public sector leaders, parliamentarians and key players in the disability and wider equalities community attended the Awards and we expect this year to be no different.

So if you are looking for a fantastic evening out, the opportunity to network with key opinion leaders, a chance to celebrate pioneers of disability equality whilst impressing colleagues and clients with sparkling cocktails and sumptuous cuisine then be sure to put the 30th November in your diary now.

To sponsor or book tickets, click on this link for more details:

http://www.radar.org.uk/awards-2009

Till the next time Susanas