Muscular Dystrophy advert criticised by rights activists

Added on Thursday 18 Feb 2010

Muscular Dystrophy poster condemned by rights activists - Campaigners have struck out at a new appeal poster saying it reinforces society’s view that wheelchair users “don’t have a life”. The posters feature a boy called Bradley, who has muscular dystrophy (MD) and is in a wheelchair, with the slogan “he’d love to walk away from this poster too”. Rachel Hurst, a campaigner with MD, said: “What’s so good about walking? Not being able to walk isn’t the problem, it’s people thinking a) he’ll die and b) he has no life because he’s in a wheelchair. This just underlines stereotypes.”

Source:  Disability Now