Princewill Ahante Researcher and Disability Advocate

Video 10/20 in our Inclusive Research Guidance for Early Career Researchers

Princewill Ahante is a London-based researcher and disability inclusion advocate with a background in Communications and lived experience of disability.

Through his recent MA project at the University of West London, ‘Who Says You Can’t Cycle?’ he explored how adaptive e-bikes can improve mobility for adults with lower limb disabilities. Combining surveys, stakeholder interviews, and academic research to gather insights and propose a behavioural change campaign.

Princewill’s commitment to inclusive research stems from his belief in amplifying underrepresented voices to drive systemic change. As a disability inclusion advocate, he seeks to influence policies and practices that ensure equal access for all.

Funding information:

The TIDAL Network+ is a collaboration between UCL, Strathclyde, Salford and Loughborough Universities, led by Prof Cathy Holloway, Academic Director of Global Disability Innovation Hub and Professor at UCL. The research team includes Prof Laurence Kenney (Salford University), Prof Richard Bibb (Nottingham Trent University), Prof Mikko Koria (Loughborough University) and Dr Arjan Buis (Strathclyde University). We are funded from 1st September 2021 to 31st December 2024 by the EPSRC as a Healthcare Technologies New Challenges Network Plus (EP/W000717/1).

TIDAL stands for, ‘Transformative Innovation in the Delivery of Assisted Living Products and Services’. Our purpose is to improve the quality of Assistive Technologies (AT) and hence the lives of the people who use them, their families and carers.