Ann is a national disability and autism consultant, working to improve understanding of how to make use of the considerable gifts of disabled people.  Her work is supported by the Fairweathers community fund.

Ann is the author of the “Welcoming and Including those with Autism and Asperger Syndrome in our Churches and Communities” guidelines. These are part of the national “Opening the Doors” report on learning disabilities and autism, by the Church of England.

Ann also works as an adviser for many organisations, businesses and charities.  Ann is an adviser to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Autism, and works with English Heritage, the Church of England, British Standards Institute, Crown Prosecution Service and many other national organisations on how to ensure easy access to buildings and written materials for people on the autism spectrum.