Jean-Christophe Parisot

Jean-Christophe Parisot
Born (1967-06-20) 20 June 1967
Occupation   Disability activist
  Political scientist
Years active Late 20th into 21st century

Jean-Christophe Parisot (born 20 June 1967) is a French political scientist and disability activist with tetraplegia due to myopathy.

Early life and education

He was born in Douala, Cameroon. At ten he was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. His two sisters also have this condition. In 1989 he became the first handicapped student to graduate from the Sciences Po.[1]

Career

Parisot has served as a ministerial delegate in the French Ministry of Employment and Disability Integration.[2] He is also the president and founder of the Collectif des Démocrates Handicapés (Collective of Disabled Democrats).[3]

See also

References

  1. "A Champion of France’s Downtrodden, With Limits of His Own", The New York Times
  2. McGinty, Craig (22 March 2007). "Disabled People for Integration?". This French Life. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. Schofield, Hugh (10 January 2002). "Disability Ruling Caused Huge Offence". BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

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