2019 年 2019 巻 32 号 p. 96-106
Since the 1970s, disability movements to reveal the social discrimination have grown rapidly worldwide. What was endemic to Japan was the blame placed on parents by people with disabilities themselves; parents were accused of hindering the independency of disabled people. This paper conducted a case study on the 1970s Tanpopo Movement, which was established by mothers of children with disabilities. It shows how these mothers let go of their role as parents as the movement spread. Following a description of the process, the paper looks at aspects of the avoidance of suppression by parents in this movement.