Simon, brings a wealth of knowledge regarding disability inclusion as well as lived experience of visual impairment. He has been visually impaired since birth with Atrophy of the optic nerve, with associated Nystagmus and Coloboma.

Simon moved to Oxford for university and has lived in the city all his adult life. He currently works for Elsevier, a science publisher, and he leads the company’s content accessibility efforts, ensuring all their books, journals, audio, and video content are accessible to people with disabilities. He is an active campaigner for disability inclusion. At Elsevier, Simon started the Disability Employee Network, and he is currently helping to develop a toolkit focused on disability equity in scholarly publishing. Simon is also very active in the community having volunteered for various charities in Oxford.