Agir pour les personnes handicapées : de la technique à l'éthique

In the so-called developed countries, living conditions of the general population have improved enormously since the industrial revolution. One might expect to observe a parallel in the living conditions of the least favored categories of that population, including disabled persons who could be expected to be perfectly integrated into social life. This is however far from true, particularly because of the lack of sufficient resource allotment. The purpose of this article is however to focus on another insufficiency. The goal is to consider the act of helping disabled persons, that is, the concept of the healthcare intervention, which must be considered as more than a technical action. The prerequisite for access to a good life beyond the quest for material wealth, for disabled persons and all members of society, is a full awareness of the many dimensions of such actions.