58: Disability rights and accessibility in Paris with Marina Carlos

France considers itself the birthplace of human rights and yet many of the country's policies when it comes to the disabled population are severely lacking. This is one of the themes discussed with today's guest, Marina Carlos, a 31 year-old French-Portuguese disability rights' advocate. For the last several years, she's been creating French and English content around ableism, accessibility, and media representation of disabled people. Her self-published book ""I'll figure it out: How Ableism Impacts Disabled People's Lives" will be released this summer. She joins me to talk about how the pandemic has amplified ableism and what needs to happen for Paris to become a more accessible city.

Mentioned in this episode:

Marina Carlos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarinaCpom

Marina Carlos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marinacpom/

Marina and her book: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_KPS3Gp0eJ/

Background on ableism: https://www.nccj.org/ableism

Ableism and the pandemic: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/opinion/coronavirus-disabled-health-care.html