I am re-sending a message I sent some weeks ago that never arrived; I would
still be very interested in any responses from this list.
Sincerely,
Adrienne
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From: Adrienne Asch <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 2:47 PM
Subject: "Cure", "Magic Pills", Is Impairment the same as race?
> Hi everyone. our social/minority group model discusses the social nature
of
> disability; we use analogies to the social phenomenon of race and racism.
> if we would not change our race, would we change our disability status?
> Some people say yes; some say no; some argue that the quest for change is
a
> self-hating act, or a denial of political consciousness, etc. Others
argue
> that people with disabilities use the health system to ameliorate primary
> impairments, secondary impairments, or health problems unrelated to
> impairment. In using the health system and seeking to promote health, do
we
> acknowledge that -- all other things being equal -- (which they may never
> be) -- health is desirable, and the capacities it provides are worthwhile.
> We can do everything possible to minimize the "quest for perfection" and
the
> society that creates barriers,
> but can we argue that all of disability is socially constructed as we use
> the health system to try to reduce the medical sequelae of disability or
to
> avoid any other impairments? Is impairment different in any important way
> from other forms of human variation -- blue eyes or brown, etc.?
> Articles, citations to articles, conversation? Someone kindly sent me
some
> material with titles like "Would you Take the Cure" and "The Magic Pill",
> published in various disability publications some years ago. I have been
> combing through several years of email for those articles and citations
> without success, and if anyone could send any such again, I would be VERY
> VERY appreciative.
> Sincerely,
> Adrienne Asch
>
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