All 4 Inclusion Awards 2026 (Trustees edition)
- Scott Whitney
- Apr 29
- 3 min read
For the 2026 All 4 Inclusion Awards four new awards have been added. Two of the four new awards are included within this blog post. As the title may hint at the winner of these awards will be decided by the All 4 Inclusion board of trustees.
Each of the finalists included have been nominated and the person nominating them will have submitted a reason for doing so.
We have included a one sentence summary of each finalist with the support of claude.ai below. Please feel free to add a comment on this posts supporting one of the finalists and the trustees will read all the comments here before choosing the winner. Your comment could be the deciding factor on who wins either of these two awards.
Disruptor of the Year, sponsored by Quirky Digital
Chamiah Dewey disrupted the fashion scene by creating a clothing line and brand specifically designed for short-statured women
Christopher McEwen is leading the way in coaching disabled boxers of all shapes and sizes, championing their right to access a sport that others question but he proves is both possible and vital
Beth Kume-Holland is a disabled entrepreneur and founder of Patchwork Hub who is transforming employment for disabled and neurodivergent people by rebuilding inaccessible systems, influencing policy and challenging employers to create genuinely inclusive workplaces
Alex Manners is a neurodiversity advocate, speaker and author who challenges misconceptions about Asperger's and autism through motivational talks to organisations across the UK and beyond, famously recognisable in his signature bright orange suit
Polly Shute is championing queer women in a historically male-dominated space through her Out & Wild festival and events
Adam Holcroft Tebbutt, an autistic, trans and queer founder, is disrupting performative inclusion through Rainbow and Co by creating purposeful products, educational resources and corporate advocacy that genuinely challenge prejudice and champion LGBTQIA+ communities
Best Media Production
Brooke Millhouse hosts Disabled and Proud, featuring disabled guests sharing their personal stories to celebrate disability, challenge stigma and offer honest perspectives on life with a disability
Hosted by Ciara Lawrence, who has a learning disability herself, the Pink Sparkle Podcast raises positive awareness of learning disability through candid guest interviews with high-profile figures, aiming to challenge and change societal attitudes
Directed by Michael Grimmett and Jack Tompkins, Fighters follows lower-limb amputee boxer Matt Edwards in his battle to obtain an amateur boxing licence, using his story as a lens to expose the systemic barriers disabled people face across sport and wider society
Enable Magazine is the UK's leading disability lifestyle publication, delivering news, real-life stories, celebrity interviews and essential information across topics including health, employment, housing and care to over 200,000 readers across the disability community
Samantha Renke is an award-winning actress, presenter, author and disability rights campaigner who has built a prominent media career across BBC, ITV and Channel 5, while using her platform as a columnist, speaker and advocate to challenge ableism and champion disability inclusion
Jordan Jarrett-Bryan is a below-the-knee amputee, award-winning sports broadcaster and Channel 4 News correspondent who has covered multiple Paralympic Games, hosts a weekly show on talkSPORT and uses his platform through his podcast The World's Coolest Disabled and media company Blakademik to champion disability and Black representation in the media
Now it's your turn........... Leave comments on your favourites below so we know exactly how there work has impacted you.
I simply wouldn't be where I am today without Beth. Over the years, I have seen Beth challenge assumptions, break down barriers and create opportunities for disabled people in ways that genuinely disrupt the status quo that no others have managed. Whether through her work as CEO of Patchwork Hub, her advocacy with governments internationally, or the countless hours she gives to supporting others, Beth consistently refuses to accept that things have to stay the way they are - all the while overcoming adversity and her own incredibly complex conditions to do so.
What makes Beth a true Disrupter of the Year is that she doesn't just talk about change - she creates it.
At a time when disabled people continue…
If there was one individual who truly represents the heart of what All4Inclusion stands for - and the spirit behind this award - it’s Beth Kume-Holland.
Beth is a “disrupter” in every sense of the word: as an entrepreneur, innovator and advocate. Over the last five years and especially in the last 12 months, she has challenged perceptions around disability, employment and accessibility in a way that creates real, lasting change. But what I think make Beth so special is not just the scale of her influence - it’s the personal impact she has on people’s lives every single day, including people like me.
Despite everything she juggles herself, Beth still finds time to mentor people, lead policy reforms, encourage…
Beth from Patchwork Hub doesn't just talk about inclusive hiring — she's rebuilt the infrastructure around it. Patchwork Hub isn't a diversity initiative bolted onto a broken system, it's a different system. The proof is in the placements: people who get filtered out by conventional hiring — not for lack of ability, but because the process was never designed with them in mind — ending up in roles where they're genuinely thriving. I know because I'm one of them. But that outcome is a footnote to what she's actually built at scale.
Fighters is a brilliant and hard hitting documentary showing the continuing struggle that the disabled community faces everyday to follow their passions. Superbly directed by Michael and Jack it shows what can be achieved against all the odds.
I see first-hand the depth of work behind Rainbow & Co, and it is far bigger than products on shelves.
Adam is not simply creating badges, stickers, clothing and resources. He is building visibility, language and confidence for people who are too often ignored, misrepresented or reduced to a tick-box. As an autistic, trans and queer founder, his work challenges both corporate rainbow-washing and performative inclusion by creating products and educational tools with lived experience, care and real purpose behind them.
What makes Adam a genuine disruptor is that he refuses to make inclusion polite, vague or surface-level. Rainbow & Co helps people feel seen, gives organisations practical ways to start better conversations, and reminds the world that LGBTQIA+ inclusion…