Happy Smiles CIC

About Happy Smiles CIC

Happy Smiles Training is an award-winning disabled people's-led social enterprise, made up of over 90% of disabled people. Happy Smiles was co-founded by a disabled young man in 2019, to address the undervaluing of disabled people and challenge the stigma often attached to disabled people both locally and worldwide. Happy Smiles empowers disabled people to create and lead positive social change, by delivering inclusive training and projects to schools, community groups, businesses and more, using their lived experiences. See their work in action at www.happysmilestraining.co.uk. They have delivered training and projects to over 21,000 people, with 100% of their audiences recommending their training. Their impact is showcased in quotes from their team who have said: “I used to have multiple daily seizures but since working with Happy Smiles, have had almost none, because I have something meaningful to do that I believe in”. As well as audience members who have said “This was the best training I've done in 25 years”. They have also received recognition and support from national disabled and non-disabled leaders, including their patron Isaac Harvey MBE. They are now on the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list - a list of the most influential disabled people and organisations in the UK.