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 (@eddiendopu)

Caroline Casey (@carolinecaseyhere)

Marlee Matlin (@themarleematlin)

Imani Barbarin (@crutches_and_spice)

Keely Cat Wells (@keely_cat_wells)

Jillian Mercado (@jillianmercado)

Ali Stroker (@alistroker)

Judy Heumann (@theheumannperspective)

Andrea Lavant (@andraealavant)

Jim LeBrecht (@jimlebrecht)

Aaron Rose Philip (@aaron___philip)

Chella Man (@chellaman)

LoLo Spencer (@itslololove)

Shane Burcaw (@shaneburcaw)

Shannon Finnegan (@shanfinnegan)

Suzy Byrne (@suzybie)

Christine Sun Kim (@chrisunkim)

Nyle Di Marco (@nylediMarco)

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