James Charlton, was an American author and disability rights activist, created a model of the disability rights movement that differentiates between a number of different kinds of organizations: # Local self-help groups, which provide counseling and moral support, and which often do not have a set agenda because their concerns focus primarily on group members; # Advocacy and program centers on a local level, … Wikipedia
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