Declare Independence

This article presents an original and critical interrogation of how disabled activists establish claims coordinate activities to progress the independent living agenda. The achieves this by employing Beckett Campbell’s (2015) concept ‘oppositional device’, which is used understand resistance practices technologies power that coalesce around people’s collective action. argues could, similarly, be understood as oppositional device holds potential for furthering emancipatory social movements. allows understanding Independent Living Movements assemblages open heterotopias, engage in experimentation what people can do through ideas living. draws on empirical data from a study exploring young views experiences disability activism across Europe evidence made.