Dr Lin Berwick, MBE is a qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor, homoeopath, a member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists, a lecturer and writer on disability matters, a Methodist local preacher and a contributor to TV and radio programmes on related issues. She also runs a Braille transcription service.

In 1994 she was named by RADAR as one of their ‘People of the Year’ and she is a Paul Harris fellow of the Rotary Club of Great Britain. She has been awarded an honorary doctorate in Civil Law by the University of East Anglia and in 2003 was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for her services to people with disabilities. She became a Fellow of Suffolk New College in Ipswich in 2007.

Lin is blind, has cerebral palsy and is a wheelchair user. She requires 24-hour care. She founded The Lin Berwick Trust in 1989 with her husband, Ralph Boyce, because of their personal frustration at the lack of suitable holiday accommodation for people with disabilities. Lin is President of the Trust and a member of the Board of Trustees. Ralph served as a Trustee and Chairman of the Trust until his retirement in 2007 because of ill health. He continues to support the Trust in his capacity as Vice-President.

Lin has written two books about her life – ‘Undefeated’ and ‘Inner Vision.’ She lives in Suffolk.