James Charlton says he first heard the phrase used by two leaders of
Disabled People South Africa, Michael Masutha and William Rowland, in
1993, who in turn said they had heard it from someone from Eastern
Europe at an international disability rights conference. See page 3 of
James I. Charlton, Nothing About Us Without Us: Diability Oppression and
Empowerment. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998.
On Fri, 15 Sep 2000 14:05:45 +0100 "A.Mcclimens"
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> Afternoon All,
>
> could somebody please direct me to the source of the slogan
> 'Nothing About Us Without Us' ? or, failing that, supply a reference
> from a text it's quoted in?
> I'd be grateful.
>
> Alex
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