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Jamie Roberts

Loose Women's Sophie Morgan says there's 'a long way to go' on perceptions of disability

Loose Women panellist Sophie Morgan has candidly admitted that people's perceptions of those with a disability has changed for the better, but insists there is a lot more to be done.

Today (Saturday) marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities and disability advocate Sophie, 37, believes this type of day is important to help "raise the awareness of the fact that we are a community that is so often marginalised, so often forgotten about".

Speaking to The Mirror, Sophie, who was paralysed in a car crash at the age of 18, said: "Of course, like any special day that gets allocated to any cause or group, it sometimes feels a bit tokenistic and you kind of think, 'oh, we need more than a day'.

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