Charlotte Puiseux

Charlotte Puiseux
Born1986 (1986)
Paris, France
Died (aged 39)
Caen, France
EducationParis Diderot University
Paris Nanterre University
OccupationDisability rights activist

Charlotte Puiseux (French: [ʃaʁlˈɔt pyizˈø]; 1986 – 9 August 2026) was a French disability rights activist.[1]

Biography

Born in Paris in 1986, Puiseux grew up in a family of artisans originally from Manche,[2] garage owners with "little political engagement".[3] She suffered from spinal muscular atrophy,[4] which she was diagnosed with at the age of six.[2] At the age of five, she participated in the Téléthon, which she later criticized for "depoliticizing" disabilities.[5] While attending school, she suffered from ableism;[6] in spite of this, she went on to earn a doctoral degree from Paris Diderot University.[7] In her professional life, she worked as a clinical psychologist.[8]

Puiseux became an advocate for disability rights during her studies, combatting society's lack of support for disabled people.[9] A member of the New Anticapitalist Party, she also fought for anti-capitalist, feminist, and queer causes.[7] She rejected the idea of disabilities altogether, criticizing public infrastructure for inferior accommodation.[10] She described her movement as "handifeminism", discussing the additional challenges faced by disabled women.[11] She was also opposed to euthanasia[12] and encouraged parenthood for those with disabilities.[13]

She was married[14] and lived and worked in Avranches.[15] In 2025, she wrote the essay Plutôt vivre alongside Chiara Khan, which responded to comments made by Michel Drucker, who stated "I would rather die than be disabled" ahead of his heart surgery.[16]

Puiseux died of a stroke in Caen, on 9 August 2026, at the age of 39.[17]

Publications

  • De chair et de fer: vivre et lutter dans une société validiste (2022)
  • Plutôt vivre: comprendre le validisme et valoriser une culture crip (2025)
  • Bi.es (2026)
  • Réflexions crip : Une relecture queer du handicap (2026)

References

  1. ↑ "Madame Charlotte Puiseux". Ouest-France (in French).
  2. 1 2 Richard, Thierry (11 October 2022). "RENCONTRE. Pour Charlotte Puiseux, une personne handicapée n'est pas un « valide raté »". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Bauer, Camille (8 April 2022). "harlotte Puiseux, en guerre contre le validisme". L'Humanité (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Lejard, Laurent (19 February 2021). "L'engagement de Charlotte Puiseux". Yanous (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Charlotte Puiseux, de chair et de fer". Radio France (in French). 8 October 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Charlotte Puiseux : "J'ai tout de suite été identifiée comme handicapée, et à l'école j'ai subi des discriminations"". Radio France (in French). 29 November 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 Bouhadjera, Hocine (12 August 2026). "Charlotte Puiseux, grande penseuse de l'antivalidisme, s'en est allée". ActuaLitté (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Coup de projecteur sur Charlotte PUISEUX". CeRHeS (in French).
  9. ↑ Carola, Celia (11 August 2026). "« C'était une guerrière » : Charlotte Puiseux, docteure en philosophie et autrice en situation de handicap, est décédée". La Gazette de la Manche (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Puiseux, Charlotte (20 December 2022). "Le mythe de la capacité". Les mots sont importants (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Charlotte Puiseux". University of Angers (in French).
  12. ↑ "Fin de vie : une loi révélatrice du validisme systémique ?". Radio France (in French). 31 May 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Puiseux, Charlotte (2025). "Validisme partout, dignité nulle part". Délibérée (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  14. ↑ Durand, Jean-Marie (12 August 2026). "Charlotte Puiseux, philosophe et activiste de la lutte antivalidiste, est morte". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Avranches. Charlotte Puiseux : "Handicapé n'est pas un gros mot, c'est devenu une fierté"". La Manche libre (in French). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  16. ↑ Durand, Anne-Aël (11 November 2025). "« Plutôt vivre » : comment le validisme exclut les personnes en situation de handicap". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  17. ↑ Tessonneau, Oscar (12 August 2026). "Charlotte Puiseux : une icône antivalidiste contre les discriminations". Rightbrain Magazine (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
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