Ciara Lawrence is a person with a learning disability and works for the UK Leading learning disability charity Mencap in the Communications, Advocacy and Activism Directorate Team as Engagement Lead. Ciara has worked for them for Mencap for 24 years. Ciara is also a Get Lippy Campaign Ambassador for the Gynaecological cancer awareness charity The Eve Appeal and cancer awareness charity Grace Women. Ciara is passionate about challenging attitudes about people with a learning disability like her. One of the ways Ciara did this was through her own podcast Ciara’s Pink Sparkle Podcast during Covid which helped to raise positive awareness of people with a learning disability. Some guests were, Jeremy Vine, Rob Brydon and Gabby Logan. In Ciara’s personal life, she has been happily married for 13 years.