The disability movement and disabled persons’ self-help organizations (DPOs) are emerging in China, some of which succeeded in promoting policy and social changes with special strategies. Based on an original survey and interview, this article explains the development and survival strategies of China’s DPOs, and especially interprets some successful cases of social advocacy and policy advocacy in the emerging disability movement. It is hoped that scholars will pay more attention to the advocacy and public engagement of the disability community in non-western settings in the future.
BT - Disability & Society DO - 10.1080/09687599.2017.1321229 IS - 7 J2 - Disability & Society N2 -The disability movement and disabled persons’ self-help organizations (DPOs) are emerging in China, some of which succeeded in promoting policy and social changes with special strategies. Based on an original survey and interview, this article explains the development and survival strategies of China’s DPOs, and especially interprets some successful cases of social advocacy and policy advocacy in the emerging disability movement. It is hoped that scholars will pay more attention to the advocacy and public engagement of the disability community in non-western settings in the future.
PY - 2017 T2 - Disability & Society TI - 'Nothing about us without us': the emerging disability movement and advocacy in China UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09687599.2017.1321229?needAccess=true VL - 324 SN - 0968-7599 ER -