Amar's passport to success

What’s the best thing about being disabled?
The stage it puts you on. And that you can actually make a difference. That’s what excites me about being disabled.

What makes you angry?
Anger’s not really good. Passion is essential. I don’t get angry.

What’s the funniest thing someone’s ever said about your impairment?
A friend once warned me that reading a cheese grater can lead to serious injury.

How do you deal with people who barf on about your impairment? Have you any good put-downs?
I glaze over and say: “Oh, I’m sorry, were you talking about me being blind? I hadn’t noticed.”

What’s the one thing that could be invented that would make your life as a disabled person better?
Eye transplants, and a face transplant if I turned out not to like how I looked.

What do you most like about your job?
Opening doors, opening horizons and opening up the world for people.

What do you not like?
There’s nothing I don’t like about my job. It’s a passion.

Do you have any secret skills other than those related to your job?
I play and sing the blues. I toured America and Canada singing the low-down Glasgow Asian Blues. I’ve also done a bit of acting. In the New Year I can be seen as a busker in a television play starring Tamsin Greig. 

If you didn’t have your impairment, which one would you like to have?
What impairment?