Robert Reilly
“Independence really means supporting you to live the way you want, rather than the way some medical minded people might think you should be doing. There shouldn’t be any limits. You’re independent, you should be able to do everything everybody else can do. The opportunities should be there.”
Robert Reilly joined Kingston Association for Disabled People in 2000, and continues to work for the organisation under its current name of Kingston Centre for Independent Living. Born with spina bifida, Robert understands the challenges faced by disabled peers in the community, and advocates for supporting KCIL’s service users to live independent lives.
Photograph: ©Hydar Dewachi
Full interview
Surname: Reilly
Given name: Robert
Date of birth: 1956
Place of birth: Isleworth, Middlesex
Date of interview: 10 May 2017
Length of interview: 00:40:41
Number of tracks: 1
Name of interviewer(s): Zoe Perry, Alisha Ale, Jen Kavanagh
© Kingston Museum and Heritage Service, courtesy of Robert Reilly
