Emma Partlow brings a powerful combination of deep industry expertise, policy insights, and lived experience, to dismantling systemic barriers while ensuring disabled people are central to decision-making through advocating for co-production.
Emma’s work is driven by a long-standing personal and professional commitment to inclusive, barrier-free travel; with her evidence-led, people-first approach directly shaping industry practice, and delivering both national and international improvements in transport accessibility at scale.
Emma’s research and industry contributions have been formally celebrated through multiple prestigious awards. She was a Queen’s Baton Bearer in 2022 and was named on the 2024 Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list of the UK’s most influential disabled people – recognised in the Transport, Retail, Service and Hospitality category, reflecting her significant impact on creating a more inclusive transport landscape.
In 2025, Emma was also named Global Accessibility and Inclusion Leader of the Year. Emma leads with purpose, advocating for transport systems that are not only policy-compliant, but equitable and inclusive by design.