Political struggles in disability’s visibilization: direct actions, counter-conducts and resistance

Abstract

Since the examination of the current situation of persons under disability, the hypothesis of conceiving disability as a device is carried out, according to the French philosopher Michel Foucault. Thus, the negative aspects experienced by subjects in situation of disability, not implying malfunction of public policy, would be logical and expected effects, the typical function of a disability device that works according to the guidelines of the Medical-Individual model. This article intends to present the tactics of counter-conduct as ways of subjectivation that resist current governmentality, becoming the visibilization of such actions, a key aspect of any strategy of political transformation.