This work presents a series of perspectives on the process of self-organization of disabled people which has taken place over the last thirty or so years. The 1980s saw a transformation in our understanding of the nature of disability, and consequently the kinds of policies and services necessary to ensure the full economic and social integration of disabled people. At the heart of this transformation has been the rise in the number of organizations controlled and run by disabled people themselves. Through a series of interviews with disabled people who have been centrally involved in the...

This work presents a series of perspectives on the process of self-organization of disabled people which has taken place over the last thirty or so years. The 1980s saw a transformation in our understanding of the nature of disability, and consequently the kinds of policies and services necessary to ensure the full economic and social integration of disabled people. At the heart of this transformation has been the rise in the number of organizations controlled and run by disabled people themselves. Through a series of interviews with disabled people who have been centrally involved in the...