Today is a very good day for disability and comedy – I have some great news. Lost Voice Guy, a comedian who uses a communication aid, lat night won the prestigious BBC Radio Two New Comedy Award. To my knowledge, this is the first time a VOCA user has won an award for stand up comedy. I have been aware, albeit fairly vaguely, of Lost Voice Guy for quite a while, having seen bits of his act on Youtube and so on, but now I really want to go see him live. It’s great to see one of ‘us’ being so prominent. The good thing is, his material is genuinely funny; this is not about tokenism but true comic talent. His star is rising, too, so with any luck we will be seeing a lot more of Lee Ridley from now on. Who knows – in a few years, maybe Lyn and I will go see him at the o2. For now, though, it’s great to see voca users being taken seriously.