About me
Andrea Duckworth, founder of Enabling Ability, has first hand experience of overcoming adversity through determination and resilience. In 1996, her first child had a brain haemorrhage and was not expected to survive. He was subsequently diagnosed with hydrocephalus and cerebral palsy. Three years after the birth of her second child, at the age of 34, she was diagnosed with Pompe disease, a type of muscular dystrophy, which is a progressive neuromuscular condition.
Andrea has not let disability hold her family back. She firmly believes that life is there for the taking. She has fought hard in the fields of health, education, leisure and employment to ensure that all members of her family have had, and continue to have equal opportunities.
Andrea Duckworth has over 23 years personal experience in the field of disability. For 12 years she has worked for a charity, The Neuromuscular Centre in Cheshire, that supports people with muscular dystrophy. Andrea created, produced and edited an internal newsletter and was an advocate and counsellor, supporting clients and colleagues through some very difficult periods in their lives. For the past 16 months Andrea has led a project to reduce loneliness and social isolation for those people and their families aged over 50 affected by musical dystrophy
Andrea started Enabling Ability because she is passionate about helping others overcome challenges, particularly those who have a disability or long term medical condition. She firmly believes that everyone has potential.
An International speaker and coach, Andrea speaks at Pharmaceutical companies for rare disease groups, for local councils in the fields of medical, health and education, for universities and charities, Earlier this year she spoke at an International Neonatal Symposium in Swansea and most recently at a Pompe Symposium in Manchester.
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Andrea has not let disability hold her family back. She firmly believes that life is there for the taking. She has fought hard in the fields of health, education, leisure and employment to ensure that all members of her family have had, and continue to have equal opportunities.
Andrea Duckworth has over 23 years personal experience in the field of disability. For 12 years she has worked for a charity, The Neuromuscular Centre in Cheshire, that supports people with muscular dystrophy. Andrea created, produced and edited an internal newsletter and was an advocate and counsellor, supporting clients and colleagues through some very difficult periods in their lives. For the past 16 months Andrea has led a project to reduce loneliness and social isolation for those people and their families aged over 50 affected by musical dystrophy
Andrea started Enabling Ability because she is passionate about helping others overcome challenges, particularly those who have a disability or long term medical condition. She firmly believes that everyone has potential.
An International speaker and coach, Andrea speaks at Pharmaceutical companies for rare disease groups, for local councils in the fields of medical, health and education, for universities and charities, Earlier this year she spoke at an International Neonatal Symposium in Swansea and most recently at a Pompe Symposium in Manchester.
Enable to achieve