Jean-Christophe Parisot de Bayard (20 June 1967 – 18 October 2020) was a French political scientist and disability activist with tetraplegia due to myopathy.
Early life and education He was born in Douala, Cameroon. At ten he was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. His two sisters also have this condition. In 1989 he became the first disabled student to graduate from the Sciences Po."A Champion of France's Downtrodden, With Limits of His Own", The New York Times
. In 1997 he established the National League of Disabled Students.Jean-Christophe Parisot de BayardPolitologue He graduated in 1995 and became a doctor in political science.Jean-Christophe Parisot, diacre, préfet et myopathe
Career Parisot served as a ministerial delegate in the French Ministry of Employment and Disability Integration.McGinty, Craig (22 March 2007). "Disabled People for Integration?". This French Life. Retrieved 15 January 2012. He was also the president and founder of the Collectif des Démocrates Handicapés (Collective of Disabled Democrats).Schofield, Hugh (10 January 2002). "Disability Ruling Caused Huge Offence". BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2012. in 2002 and 2007 he ran for presidency just to show that disabled people also can take difficult tasks.Jean-Christophe Parisot, premier handicapé dans le fauteuil d'un préfet
Parisot died on 18 October 2020 at the age of 53.Jean-Christophe Parisot, préfet et diacre, est mort
See also
List of disability rights activists List of French people List of physically disabled politicians List of political scientists
References
External links Le site Force Citoyenne Le collectif des démocrates handicapés