Gabriel Hardisty-Miller obituary

My friend Gabriel Hardisty-Miller, who has died of a progressive neurological condition aged 25, changed how people think about disability and defied the usual preconceptions and expectations of a non-verbal person with autism. He never let his autism, or the further challenges of epilepsy, stop him from meeting people and going places.Gabriel inspired the politicians who met him and was at the forefront of campaigning for the Autism Act 2009, the first disability-specific law in England. He sha...

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