Gildas Brégain: Disability autonomy is a recent concept

Historian Gildas Brégain emphasizes that the concept of autonomy applied to people with disabilities is a relatively modern historical construct.

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Co-director of 'Histories of Disabilities Through the Centuries,' he contextualizes the notion within its socio-historical framework.

This perspective challenges contemporary assumptions and invites us to rethink our understanding of abilities and inclusion.

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