Meet The Team

Founder and CEO

A white man in a purple wheelchair with rainbow spokes. He is mid-sign for the BSL sign of “exactly”. He is wearing a white T-shirt with the BSL fingerspelling alphabet in rainbow colours, red-striped trousers, blue and purple hearing aids, and a green wearable fan shaped like headphones around his neck.

Jasper (sign name: 'badger')

Pronouns: he/him

Founder, Disability Benefits Adviser and Community Trainer

Jasper founded WheelieQueer in April 2021. He supports Deaf and disabled people with their disability benefits and provides LGBT+ inclusion training.

Being profoundly Deaf, autistic, and having hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Jasper is well-accustomed to how stressful the benefits system can be, on a personal level. Jasper also has an MSc in Clinical Neuropsychology providing him with a medical background, which has helped to understand different conditions (including his own) and the medical jargon used when applying for disability benefits available in the UK and Ireland.

He is a wheelchair user (prone to customising his chair, Bree!), openly proud as a queer, trans man and communicates in spoken English and British Sign Language.

A man in a purple wheelchair with rainbow spokes. He is mid-sign for the BSL sign of “exactly”. He is wearing a white T-shirt with the BSL fingerspelling alphabet in rainbow colours, red-striped trousers, blue and purple hearing aids, and a green wearable fan shaped like headphones around his neck.

Pawsonal Assistant

Social Media Team

A Bengal and MaineCoon crossbreed cat with striking black and silver tabby markings, sitting upright on a wooden desk in front of a computer monitor, wearing a pink and purple collar with the name tag Luna

Luna (sign name: 'moon')

Pronouns: she/her

Bengal x Mainecoon 3 year old Luna helps Jasper with many important roles that include:

Maintaining office schedule to ensure there's enough time for naps and play;
Helping to manage burnout and breaks by dutifully roaming across keyboards;
Helping with paperwork by curling up on the papers; and
Reducing stress with her heart-warming smile, love of cuddles and pets

Her interests include running off with crisp packets, stealing pens, befriending printers, and people-watching from window shelves.

Disability Benefits Advisers

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Elli (sign name: 'victorian')

Pronouns: she/they

Elli is our other disability benefits adviser - ensuring that our clients feel listened to, supported and given the autonomy in managing their disability benefits claims, whether that's a new application or challenging a decision.

Elli has been disabled since early childhood, and deaf since 2020. Although her training is in Physics, she has extensive personal experience in applying for disability benefits, and they are enjoying using this experience to support our clients to get the support they need.

Elli communicates through Spoken English and is learning British Sign Language

Social Media and Marketing Team

A man smiling, wearing a white sweatshirt and a black cap, standing in front of a plain light-coloured wall

A white man smiling, wearing a white sweatshirt and a black cap, standing in front of a plain light-coloured wall

Cameron (sign name: drag)

Pronouns: he/him

Cameron is our social media manager, running the Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram content.

He has a background in social media marketing and a passion for LGBTQ+ and disability advocacy. Cameron's experience also extends to website and blog writing, where he excels at crafting engaging, informative content.

He is also neurodivergent and is dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion. Cameron's personal ties to the LGBTQ+ community is what drives his commitment to our cause. In his spare time, he is also a working Drag Artist and Performer.

Joining us, Cameron is excited to contribute his expertise to expand our mission, ensuring our vital services reach those who need them most.

He communicates through Spoken English and is learning British Sign Language.