Joshua Wintersgill is an award-winning entrepreneur, technologist, speaker, lobbyist and campaigner. He founded easyTravelseat following the difficulties he faced when travelling as a wheelchair user and wanted to make travelling safer and more enjoyable for disabled passengers.  

His innovative products are designed for people with physically reduced mobility and have improved the lives of many people. Forming Able Move Ltd in 2018, Joshua designs and manufactures products including the ableSling, which provides wheelchair users with a dignified and comfortable means of being transferred into another seat, without being lifted under the arms and legs.   

Through his work, he is shaping the aviation industry by forcing change in the UK and internationally. He also plays an active role in the Rights on Flights Campaign, fighting for better rights for air travellers with disabilities. 

Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at the age of 18 months, Josh works with UK charities including Leonard Cheshire, Disabled Living and Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK. 

In 2022, he spoke at the UN CRPD in New York on disability employment and entrepreneurship and he regularly advises corporations, to improve their understanding of the challenges faced by people with disabilities. 

Outside his entrepreneurial pursuits, Joshua is an aspiring Paralympian and is training to become part of the Great British Paralympic shooting team, to compete at the 2028 Paralympic Games in LA. His mission is to inspire people to take-up sport and to experience the great outdoors.