ABSTRACT
Sweden is often considered an exemplary welfare state characterised by generous and universal social benefits (Esping-Andersen, 1990). There is therefore a tendency to assume that persons with disabilities living in Sweden are particularly well off compared to persons with disabilities in other countries and, with regard to the disability movement, Hurst (1995, p. 530) argued that:
This [i.e. the welfare services in the Nordic countries] has bred a comparatively comfortable, passive body of disabled people whose organisations are well-funded and consulted by the state and who, because of their individual situation, do not have the impetus to demand change.
