"DAN Says Piss on Pity badge" [NMLH.2022.371.31]

Catalogue Number
NMLH.2022.371.31

Object Name
Badge

Title
DAN Says: PISS ON PITY

People
Disabled People's Direct Action Network (DAN)

Description
Black pin badge with pink writing, reading "DAN says: Piss on Pity". DAN is the acronym for the Disabled People's Direct Action Network, a campaign group fighting for the civil rights of disabled people. Piss on Pity is a common slogan in disabled campaigning as a push back against the medical-charitable model of disability. Disabled people campaigning using this slogan view charity as patronising, and as a way for governments to ignore their responsibilities around disabled equality by expecting disabled people to rely on charities to provide equipment and support.

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