Parmi Dheensa

Parmi Dheensa is Founder and Executive Director of Include Me TOO, a charity supporting Black Asian & Ethnic Minority (BAME) disabled children and families.

Parmi is passionate about supporting BAME disabled children & their families. She has written several publications and briefings, including a briefing report to government launched at the House of Commons in 2012: Time for REAL Action - Addressing the needs of Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME) disabled children, young people & their families.

Parmi is also a Community Consultant, University Lecturer & experienced Trainer, she has lectured internationally on the rights of disabled children and young people to participation and inclusion.

She believes that for real change to take place, disabled children, young people & their families need to be at the core: they need to be part of the process to effect positive change and the process must be accessible for all.