Patrick Kane

Disability Campaigner

About

Patrick became a triple amputee after contracting sepsis when he was nine months old and he currently works as a Catalyst Fellow at global marketing communications agency Wunderman Thompson. Patrick is an ambassador for Össur and the UK Sepsis Trust. His career focuses on the need for effective communications relating to disability, technology, and their wider societal importance. Patrick frequently speaks and writes on these topics too. Previous platforms include TEDxTeen, WIRED: Next Generation and he is in the process of writing his first book, which is due to be published in March 2023.


More from Patrick Kane

Voices

Why disabled creators should own their own narrative

By Patrick Kane

Transforming the lives of disabled people demands a transformation in attitudes, not an over-reliance on outdated ‘inspiration porn’

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