To Everyone
As anyone actually defined how an individual is categorised as a 'Disabled
Person'?
There are many individuals who have impairments who do not see themselves as
a 'Disabled Person'. (Why?)
Can an individual then choose to categorise themselves as a 'Disabled
Person' ?
what are the characteristics of a 'Disabled Person' ?
Are you only a disabled person if you have physical impairments, not a
person with cognitive or learning difficulties/differences or person who is
living with mental distress?
Is then the disabled movement an 'exclusive club' of middle class, white,
male and only opened-up for academics only ?
Do we then need to deconstruct the 'social model of disability'? In my
opinion this model socially-excludes many individuals, especially people
with learning difficulties/differences and people living with mental
distress. This model also does not recognise the socio-psycho experience of
living daily with impairments.
I believe, that the is some value-base in using the social model to tackle
'institutional-disablism', but the disabled people movement seems to be
ignorant and prejudiced towards individuals who do not fit into their
'stereotypes'.
If we are going to tackle discrimination in Society, don't we then need to
look at our own prejudices and behaviour within the disabled movement at a
micro-level?
How can we educate others at a macro-level and we can not accept individuals
who are 'difference' at a micro-level?
Look forward to hearing your own thoughts and opinions
Regards
Colin Revell
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