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Real appoints Ellen Kennedy as Chief Executive
Ellen Kennedy, CEO of Real with short light hair and glasses looking to the left with hands in clapping motion
25 March 2026
Ellen Kennedy, CEO of Real with short light hair and glasses looking to the left with hands in clapping motion
Real welcomes the Government’s action to amend the Crime and Policing Bill to equalise hate crime law, bringing offences motivated by disability, sexual orientation, and transgender identity into line with
We are delighted to announce that Sophie Ede has joined Real as our new Interim CEO and will be working with us over the next six months. Sophie brings over
On Wednesday 8 October, Real welcomed Ade Ademola and Nizam Uddin from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Disability Access Support team to our offices. Ade and Nizam, who
This week, we celebrated International Day of Sign Languages. At Real, we want to include everyone. Our Real Support service is now available with BSL interpretation. We’re extending BSL capacity
On Wednesday, we were delighted to welcome Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, to our offices. She met with staff and Disabled people from Tower Hamlets to hear first-hand
It’s Hate Crime Awareness week from 17 to 24 October. But what is a hate crime? Many Disabled people experience bullying, harassment, or discrimination regularly, sometimes without realising it could
Real’s housing campaign aims to improve fire safety and emergency evacuation provision for Disabled residents of social housing. Currently, the protection and support available to these residents during emergencies varies,
As a coalition led by Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs), the Disability Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG), which includes Real, is left deeply concerned and angered by the spring Budget. There was
Last week, the Government published its Disability Action Plan outlining immediate goals for 2024. Regrettably, the actions set out in the plan are weak, vague, and inadequate, falling far short