To Free Britney Spears Is a Step Forward for All Disabled People

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OpEd: 'What often gets left out of the Britney Spears narrative is two-fold: Britney was essentially deemed disabled in some way by the court, and conservatorships and guardianships happen far more frequently to disabled adults than is often discussed.'

, but it also illustrates the lack of self-determination and agency disabled adults face under conservatorships, typically without the public batting an eye.

Sometimes I think about how, as an autistic person, I am extremely lucky that guardianship was not part of my adult life. I was once non-speaking and it was unclear what kind of support I would need as an adult. The support I needed as a little kid is not the same I needed as a college student, nor is that the same as the support I can use in my post-schooling life.

As she attempts to reverse her own conservatorship , it's more and more clear that Britney is a privileged piece of a much larger disability rights issue. She is a white woman, does not seemingly have an intellectual disability, and has fame and the attention of a now-adoring public (

 

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if she's working & making her own money, by definition, she's NOT disabled, so her father owes her an apology. and some money. he shouldn't be taking ANY salary from her at all. moocher FreeBritney

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