Michael Oliver

Michael J. Oliver, born 3 Feb. 1945, is Professor of Disability Studies, at the University of Greenwich.

Formerly he taught in the School of Education Studies at Thames Polytechnic, in London.

Oliver is a disabled academic and political activist. He is a founding council member of the British Council of Disabled People. To date he holds the only professorship of disability studies in Britain. Oliver has published numerous books on disability issues.

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