James Charlton

*James Charlton is a British male model and athlete.

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, which include non-residential Independent Living, non-profit organizations that educate the public and engage in advocacy and service;
# Single-issue advocacy groups on the local level, which ofetn align themselves with larger advocacy groups at higher levels;
# Public policy groups, which can include educational centers and institutes, such as the World Institute on Disability;
# Single-issue advocacy groups on the national level, which focus on a specific problem, such as accessible transportation or personal attendant services;
# National membership organizations, which advocate using local chapters;
# National coalitions and federations of groups, which are autonomous organizations that link and co-advocate, such as the National Council on Independent Living;
# National single-disability organizations, the oldest type of disability group, which are focused on a particular disability,
# Regional organizations, which are neither national nor local, such as a state group or a group based on a larger sub-region of a country; and
# International organizations that have a global focus, such as Mobility International.

See also

* List of disability rights activists
* List of disability rights organizations

References

* Switzer, Jacqueline Vaughn. "Disabled Rights: American Disability Policy and the Fight for Equality". Georgetown University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-87840-898-3