OPINION: In his last article before retiring from Sussex Police (and from his role as President of the Disabled Police Association) next month, Superintendent Simon Nelson urges colleagues to continue supporting diversity in policing and fulfil the potential of creating a better history for others.

OPINION: The use of discriminatory or derogatory language about people with disabilities can cause significant damage to an individual’s confidence, and undermine any team ethic; Disabled Police Association President Simon Nelson explores the importance of addressing the use of such language (whether deliberate or innocuous), and the need for a proportionate response to mistakes that encourages progress.

OPINION: Against the backdrop of the many recent debates about negative cultures in UK policing, Disabled Police Association President Simon Nelson argues that it is down to leadership to set the tone for an acceptable workplace culture – but all of us have role to play in ending institutional discrimination and building successful, supportive teams.

OPINION: In the latest in his series of regular articles intended to generate discussion and awareness of what it is like to live with a range of conditions that fall under the banner of ‘disabilities’, Superintendent Simon Nelson, President of the Disabled Police Association, urges leaders and colleagues to celebrate Disabled History Month by offering support and respect to those managing disabling conditions, whether hidden or otherwise.

OPINION: In the latest in his series of bi-monthly articles, Superintendent Simon Nelson, President of the Disabled Police Association, looks at the importance of creating a safe, supportive and inclusive environment within policing, which enables those with a disability to share their identity of living with those conditions, and ensure that forces make best use of the extensive skillsets that people have to offer.

OPINION: In the latest in his series of bi-monthly articles, Superintendent Simon Nelson, President of the Disabled Police Association, looks at the unnecessary impact of the job-related fitness test on those with disabilities, and calls for a wider conversation about the appropriateness of the test for a changing workforce.

OPINION: Superintendent Simon Nelson, President of the Disabled Police Association, calls for more consistent recognition and resources for staff networks, and questions whether forces across England and Wales are really engaging with their internal diverse communities.

OPINION: In the latest in his series of bi-monthly blogs, Superintendent Simon Nelson, President of the Disabled Police Association, looks at UK Disability History Month, how far policing has come in relation to diversability and neurodiversity, and what more still needs to be done.

OPINION: Superintendent Simon Nelson, President of the Disabled Police Association, looks at the impact language and categorisation can have on individuals in diverse 'minority' groups, including those with a disability.

Opinion: In his first blog as President of the Disabled Police Association, Simon Nelson highlights the impact of Covid-19 on disabled officers and staff, and calls for national policing strategies to truly value difference, diversity and disability.

OPINION: CI Simon Nelson, Chairman of the Sussex Police Disability and Carers Association, argues that the disabled must not be overlooked as police numbers fall