Jean-Christophe Parisot
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Jean-Christophe Parisot | |
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| Born | 20 June 1967 |
| Occupation(s) | • 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]
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. In 1997 he established the National League of Disabled Students .[2] He graduated in 1995 and became a doctor in political science.[3]
Career
Parisot has served as a ministerial delegate in the French Ministry of Employment and Disability Integration.[4] He is also the president and founder of the Collectif des Démocrates Handicapés (Collective of Disabled Democrats).[5] in 2002 and 2007 he ran for presidency just to show that disabled people also can take difficult tasks.[6]
See also
- List of disability rights activists
- List of French people
- List of physically disabled politicians
- List of political scientists
References
- ^ "A Champion of France’s Downtrodden, With Limits of His Own", The New York Times
- ^ Jean-Christophe Parisot de BayardPolitologue
- ^ Jean-Christophe Parisot, diacre, préfet et myopathe
- ^ McGinty, Craig (22 March 2007). "Disabled People for Integration?". This French Life. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ Schofield, Hugh (10 January 2002). "Disability Ruling Caused Huge Offence". BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ Jean-Christophe Parisot, premier handicapé dans le fauteuil d'un préfet
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