Sophie Morgan
Disability-rights activist, writer, and tv presenter Sophie Morgan joins Jameela this week to discuss how the pandemic has influenced the conversation around disability rights, why it's worthwhile for everything to be disability-friendly, growing to accept that you are not a burden, Sophie's journey with her own disability, and her new podcast with Sinead Burke - Equal Too. Listen to Equal Too wherever you get your podcasts.
Sophie's list of disability voices to follow:
Eddie Ndopu
Caroline Casey
Marlee Matlin
Imani Barbarin
Keely Cat Wells
Jillian Mercado
Ali Stroker
Judy Heumann
Andrea Lavant
Jim LeBrecht
Aaron Rose Philip
Chella Man
LoLo Spencer
Shane Burcaw
Shannon Finnegan
Suzy Byrne
Christine Sun Kim
Nyle Di Marco
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