hello Larry
I find your ideas very interesting however I would be very concerned that
there is dyslexia and dyslexia! Richard Branson may well be declared
dyslexic like yourself. However not in the same category as myself I'm
virtually unable to lead and write that all. I can not even write a
shopping list that I could understand after. I use voice recognition
software and text to speech software to enable my access to the written
world. However you have referred to a letter of mine on the dyslexic forum
but even with my software I'm unable to keep up with this written work.
Therefore my voice would become lost. I would not really want Richard
Branson highlighting dyslexia with his success. It would place an
impossible platform for many to achieve and could cause much depression
within the community of people with AD/HD and dyslexia.
I would like to see some voicing platform where people with severe
difficulties due to their medical condition are not prevented from
participating. I think BCODP need to wake up here. I have been finding it
more and more difficult to participate with all these academics taking over.
This is an area which has got much more difficult over the last 15 years. I
am a wheelchair user to and use to be very involved with disability issues.
Chaired the interim committee for your move Notts Centre for independent
living, got it through funding that the steering committee didn't managed
for 3 years. I was extremely successful with helping a committee work
together. They knew about my dyslexia and arranged a half time Secretary
for me. However I feel very discriminated against my the disability led
movements making my involvement virtually impossible.
While my local supermarket is wheelchair accessible for me all the prices
are now written on little labels in a row somewhere that's off know use to
me I cannot read those labels. More and more paperwork is being produced
with day 2 day living. So while are society is becoming more wheelchair
friendly it's becoming less friendly to those with severe dyslexia or
similar conditions. Just for interest I have well above average IQ.
However society including those parts that are not supposed to be
discriminating are making it much more harder for me to participate.
I use do have my name on the dyslexic forum however last month it was taken
off with out the requesting this since the changed in these forums I'm
totally lost us to how things are actually working. Once again people not
taking into account other peoples difficulties.
Well bye do hope I haven't come across rude or negative guest wanting to
make my voice heard.
With warmest wishes, Andy
My Website www.hi2u.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Arnold" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: [NeuroDiversityAction] Where is everyone?, Update on
Lifestories Conference???
> Firstly I do not like people first, they have a strange perspective on
> language which I do not share and a dictatorial attitude to how one may be
> allowed to refer to oneself. Essentially an NT imposed ideology, but that
is
> a quibble, people are free to do what they want.
>
> 34 people are not going to be able to change the world Colin, not unless
one
> of us were a very powerful and rich person, we can act as catalysts
however
> in whatever community we find ourselves, every journey starts with a first
> step. Now if someone were pally with Richard Branson, there is a man who
is
> a declared dyslexic, and who has the money to help us.
>
> The Government is talking rot on education, on one hand they talk of
> diversity, on the other they talk of selectivity, they would create an
> environment where only the convergent and a limited number of them at that
> can survive.
>
> They do not need people to be educated, if they were they would never vote
> for such a bunch of idiots.
>
> I am trying in my own community to be a voice, continuing where my mother
> left off. We have to look at where we can be most effective and make
> changes. My start is to challenge the helth authority and social services
to
> be inclusive in there planning of services.
>
> As to forming a committee, yes that is a definate way to proceed, firstly
we
> need a nucleus of volunteers before we invite others who might not share
the
> same perspective, there are not many AC's in the NAS for example. I don't
> know about other charities but they are not renowned for the most part for
> including the people whom they supposedly represent in there governing
> structures.
>
> And while we are at it, how long did it take BCODP to establish
themselves,
> we have not been around very long yet.
>
> We should use our current strengths within the Cyber community, I believe
> that magnifies our force beyond anything that could be achieved in time
gone
> by simply because we are masters of a very powerful mode of communication,
> we can communicate with each other quicker and with more meaning than, the
> sluggard politicians stuck in the framework of yesteryear can.
>
> We also have a global perspective that many in the traditional charities
> lack.
>
> One thing Colin, if we can get a committee together, with a treasurer I
will
> tell you where you might be able to get starter funding, but of course no
> structure, no funding.
>
> Larry,
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Colin Revell [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 18 February 2001 16:29
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [NeuroDiversityAction] Where is everyone?, Update on
> > Lifestories Conference???
> > Importance: High
> >
> >
> > Dear Larry and others
> >
> > firstly, where is everyone ? we need to get working on the conference.
> >
> > If we do not get our in the Community, the event will never happen.
> >
> > i need everyone to be a pro-active mood for the event to become a
reality.
> >
> > I have re-mailed a message for support to:
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Come on lets get on with it. We can't afford to waste ant time.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Colin R
> >
> >
> > Dear Eveyone
> >
> > Read the following and I am asking for your urgent support...
> >
> > A message I sent to Larry and others at NeuroDiversityAction, as
> > follows:...
> >
> > Who are NeuroDiversityAction ?
> >
> > I think it is time for 'us' to stand up and be counted. I always am
asked
> > this question and no-one has heard of us, Why ?
> >
> > I believe we need to make a pro-active drive to increase our membership.
I
> > am aware we have only 34 members.
> >
> > I believe we need to start spreading the word of our aims and
objectives,
> > especially the human rights angle and the right to be heard and
> > self-determination. This publicity can be done at local, national
> > and global
> > levels. It is important that we try and increase our membership and
spread
> > the word of what we stand for and how we recognise and that
> > individuals are
> > 'different' and their are allowed the same human rights as anyone else
in
> > Society.
> >
> > We should be get the message across around cultural diversity and each
> > individual should be accepted and included within all public life and
> > equality of opportunities.
> >
> > I have just heard John Presscott, Deputy Prime-Minister and from
> > Hull, state
> > on the BBC, that education should be for all and not just for
individuals
> > who are academically gifted. He stated the problems we experience in the
> > schools in Hull and should create educational institutions which
recognise
> > that children and adults have different abilities and the Schools in
Hull
> > are struggling to meet the needs of children who are non-academic
> > and these
> > children are feeling socially-excluded which is destroying their
> > self-esteem
> > and has wider implications on their Communities and Society.
> >
> > I think now it is now time for NeuroDiversityAction to get ourselves
> > organised and make us a political force where we can create changes and
be
> > listened to and be taken serious.
> >
> > I think we should be the equivalent to British Council Of Disabled
> > People(BCODP) and the globalised disability movement. Perhaps we
> > may want to
> > join forces with the disabled movement and make them aware we are here.
> >
> > What about joining forces with People First movement ?
> >
> > We seen to assume that everyone has access to the internet community.
This
> > is not the case and we need to get our message out in different
> > formats and
> > other media sources, especially to individuals with learning
differences.
> >
> > What about us developing our own website with pictures on it and simple
> > language, in which we could explain any words in different formats. This
> > could be one of the aims and objectives of the conference ?
> >
> > We may want to take advice from an organisation called CHANGE,
> > anyone aware
> > of this organisation and got any contacts ?
> >
> > "Come lets start being more pro-active and start getting our
> > voice heard and
> > create local, national and global changes within our Communities by
> > 'educating' others ."
> >
> > If you want to know more about NeuroDiversityAction and the Lifestories
> > Conference and developments and what to join our Community online, then
we
> > are at:
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > We need your support to spread the word and make the Lifestories
> > conference/festival become a reality.
> >
> > Can you please spread the word to everyone who can support our cause and
> > would be interested in joining us
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Colin Revell
> >
> >
> > To Eveyone
> >
> > I need to inform you, that to subscribe to our community you need
> > to send n
> > email to:
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > You will then find out what are the aims and objectives of
> > NeuroDiversityAction and updated developments of the
> > Lifestories conference/festival.
> >
> > Come and join us...
> >
> > I hope to hear your views and thoughts at our community chatline.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Colin Revell
> >
> >
> >
> >
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