In this week’s episode I sat down with Rachel Charlton-Dailey. Rachel is an award-winning disabled editor, journalist, and activist. She is a disability rights columnist for The Daily Mirror where she guest edited the series Disabled Britain: Doing it for Ourselves and is the  founding editor of The Unwritten, a publication for disabled people to share their authentic experiences. We discuss why disabled people are often not listened to when it comes to their own bodies and lived experiences, ableism in the news media, the importance and power of having disabled voices in newsrooms and much, much more.

Read Rachel's Column in The Mirror: https://www.mirror.co.uk/authors/Rachel_Charlton-Dailey/ 

Follow Rachel: Instagram: @rachelcdailey Twitter: @RachelCDailey Website: https://rachelcharltondailey.com 

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This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin