Not Dead Yet UK: “Real Disability Activists and Masquerades” by Dr. Kevin Fitzpatrick OBE
…epresenting large numbers of disabled people’s rights through democratic structures and processes. In the world of legitimate disability activism one thing is clear: we are required to seek the views of large numbers of disabled people in order to speak on their behalf – it is called democracy! That’s what we do. Therefore I question the legitimacy of this new group of disability activists because of the self-appointed members who are also the…