Toby Churchill

Toby Churchill DEng FRSA (born 29 June 1947) is a disabled British entrepreneur.

In 1968, aged 21, Toby contracted encephalitis from swimming in a polluted river while working in France as part of his degree course.

Then French President, General de Gaulle, heard that someone with the surname Churchill had been taken seriously ill and, mistakenly assuming Toby was related to Sir Winston Churchill, arranged for him to be flown back to Cambridge airport in his private jet.

He set up Toby Churchill Limited in 1973 to manufacture portable text-based communication aids.

[2] Soon after partially recovering from his disabilities he designed an adapted car for his own use, able to be controlled entirely by his left hand.