Dear Brendan
Kindly don't apologise for possibly offending anyone because that was
obviously your intention when writing your email.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brendan Magill" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: language
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I joined this mailing list at the recommendation of one of the
> participants in this particular thread. When I did so, I was hoping to
> find a group of people who were doing real work to promote, support,
> develop or whatever... research into fields that would improve the lot
> of people with disabilities, or whatever you like to call us. Little
> did I expect to be joining a philosophical, linguistic group of people
> who seem to have little to do with the practicalities of disability and
> far too much irrelevant waffle. None of this stuff is about disability,
> the needs of people with disabilities or what might be done to address
> those needs.
>
> It is significant, I think, that the UK university, one of whose
> staff members recommended me to the list, has not responded to my
> request for advice and guidance in putting together my own research
> project, despite some two months having elapsed since I made that
> request.
>
> This is not simply a case of me letting off steam. I have
> encountered similar levels of inactivity following approaches to other
> UK universities with similar requests. I have the basis of a research
> study that sets out to do something positive for people who are visually
> impaired - to improve employment opportunities for them. The UK
> universities that I have approached have thus far totally failed to
> engage with my topic. Compare this with Montana State University, from
> where I was sent a whole package of useful and interesting material in
> response to my request on this list for reference material.
>
> So, for heaven's sake, all of you, get off this silly debating about
> social and individual models, about static and dynamic meaning, about
> the organic nature of language etc. and possibly tell us about some real
> work that is of value to people who are disabled and maybe even to
> Society at large.
>
> My apologies if this offends anyone, but it is my view that the
> conduct of list members who have written on this Language topic can only
> adversely affect the general public view of people with disabilities.
>
> Brendan.
>
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