I was on BBC Radio Sussex talking disability discrimination against a disabled councillor

Philippa Willitts
6 min readFeb 1, 2022

Claire Needs is a disabled local councillor but, because her council has now removed the option of attending meetings via Zoom, she is being excluded from participating in local democracy. I spoke to BBC Radio Sussex about it.

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Philippa Willitts

Freelance writer, journo, editor and proofreader who also does non-profit comms. Particular interests: disability, LGBT+, women’s issues and digital marketing