Mike Oliver (disability advocate)
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Mike Oliver is a British academic, author, and disability rights activist. He is Emeritus Professor of Disability Studies at the University of Greenwich. Much of his work has centered around advocating the social model of disability.
His main publications include:
- Oliver, M. (1990). The politics of disablement. London: MacMillan.
- Oliver, M. (Ed.). (1991). Social work, disabled people and disabling environments. London: Jessica Kingsley.
- Oliver, M. (1996). Understanding disability, from theory to practice. London: Macmillan.
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Categories:
- British academics
- Disability rights activists
- British human rights activists
- British people with disabilities
- Living people
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