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Emily Yates

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Emily Yates
Born1991 (age 32–33)
Occupation(s)Journalist, television presenter

Emily Yates (born 1991) is an English journalist and television presenter for BBC Three. She has been voted one of the most influential disabled people in the UK.[1]

Her first documentary, Meet The Devotees,[2][3][4] was screened in March 2016. She is an access consultant, Lonely Planet travel writer, motivational speaker and disability advocate.[5]

Yates and her twin sister were born 10 weeks prematurely and later diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Yates is now a full-time wheelchair user.

Yates is[when?] studying for a master's degree in Disability Studies from the University of Leeds, after graduating from Queen Mary, University of London with an undergraduate degree in English Literature.[6] She was part of the BBC Generation 2015, a project that puts young adults at the heart of BBC programmes and content.[7]

In 2012 Yates worked on the London Paralympics as a Games Maker[8] where Lord Sebastian Coe quoted her phrase 'lifted the cloud of limitation' in his closing ceremony speech.[9] She also volunteered at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. She wrote an accessible guide to Rio for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Disability Power 100 2021. Emily Yates
  2. ^ BBC3. Meet the Devotees
  3. ^ BBC News. 'Pretty Cripples' and the people turned on by disability. 12 March 2016
  4. ^ The Independent. 'The secret world of people with a fetish for disabilities explored in documentary'. 14 March 2016. Kashmira Gander
  5. ^ "Photo exhibition celebrates women in creative and digital industries". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Enhance the UK. Emily Yates". Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  7. ^ BBC. Emily Yates
  8. ^ Telegraph. London Olympics 2012. 'I was a Games Maker'
  9. ^ "Queen Mary University London. Alumni Profile: Emily Yates' Volunteering Success. 12 June 2015". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  10. ^ ITV News. Campaigner Creates Access Guide to Rio. 27 Jan 2015
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