 For the past 20 years, Carr has been a disability rights campaigner in the UK and has spoken at many rallies.In May 2008 she joined with ADAPT, a prominent disability rights group in the United States, to raise money for ADAPT and to protest against presidential candidate John McCain's refusal to support the right of people with disabilities to live in their own homes.In 2011, Carr was part of a "Newsnight" debate on assisted suicide, following the screening on the BBC of "", which included Jeremy Paxman and David Aaronovitch.