"disabled peoples' movements seek to overturn the assertion that disability is pathological in health terms and a social problem in welfare terms. Disabled persons want to be citizens with human rights."
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Marta Russell
Marta Russell (December 20, 1951 – December 15, 2013) was an writer and disability justice activist from Mississippi, USA.
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