Our Team
Our Board of Trustees and Associates comprises eleven individuals who voluntarily give their time to China Vision's work. Eachmember of our team has a profound knowledge of China, disability, education or a combination of all three fields:
Stephen Hallett
Chairperson
Stephen has lived and worked in China since 1980. After producing TV documentaries for over a decade, his own visual impairment inspired him to begin exploring the potentialities of disability, and since 1999 he has committed his energies to contributing to disability rights and social equity in China. Stephen is a founder member of China Vision. In 2010 he was awarded an OBE for his work in the disability rights field. From 2018-23 he ran the U-Lead East Asia
Disability Rights Forum, a research initiative headed by the University of Leeds
Chris McMillan
Secretary and author/editor of China Vision's news blog
Chris was diagnosed with nystagmus soon after birth, schooled completely within the special education system. Chris met her first Chinese students while at technical college in 1970 and has spent over 40 years as a volunteer for UK organisations, supporting people with visual and other disabilities. She is a founding member of China Vision
.
Ellen Bassani (Associate)
Disability Equality Consultant and Trainer
Ellen has been a Social Worker, public speaker, university lecturer and, for the last twenty-five years, disability equality trainer. She has conducted a series of disability equality training programs in Chin. She regards her visual loss as her greatest gift and encourages others to validate their own experience
Paul Crook (Associate)
Broadcasting Consultant
Paul is a former broadcaster and journalist with the BBC Chinese Service. A specialist in Chinese affairs including culture and human rights, he has a special interest in LGBT rights. He travels widely in China and East Asia. Paul was a founder member of China Vision
Theresa Mellon (Associate)
Staff and Organisationsal Development Consultant
Theresa has extensive experience of managing development programmes for NGOs in Africa and Central Asia. Strong background in organisational learning and development. Most recently working as head of staff development in a London university
Sue Walker
Disability Education Consultant
Sue gained extensive understanding of visual impairment and other disabilities whilst working for the Royal London Society for the Blind and in mainstream education. She has travelled widely to support specialist visual impairment education, covering Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Sue was a founder member of China Vision
Dr Sarah Dauncey (Associate)
Associate Professor Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham
Sarah has over 25 years of experience studying and visiting China. She has a strong personal interest in disability, which has stimulated and informed her research into the representation of disability in China. Her work aims to transform the cultural landscape of disability, enhancing disability awareness and social equality as a consequence
Professor Anna Lawson (Associate)
Professor of Law, University of Leeds
Anna heads the Centre of Disability Studies at the university and participates in UK Equality and Human Rights Commissions (as an adviser on their monitoring of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities). She advises China Vision on legal matters related to inclusion, accessibility, reasonable accommodation and equality, in access to justice and the disabling and enabling potential of law