Because the word "disabled" is being reclaimed and is an affirmation of
pride.
Because I am not a person carrying around my "disability" as an
afterthought.
Because disabled people are disadvantaged by society's attitudes, prejudices
and procedures and "disabled person" is thus akin to oppressed person,
disadvataged person....we do not say "person with oppression", "person with
disadvatge", "person with blackness".
Becasue "person with a disability" suggests that the locus of responsibility
is the individual, when it is society that creates the disadvantage.
Because "people with disabilities" suggests that we are divided by our
different impairments and "disabled people" units us.
Claire
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Sent: 17 July 2002 19:38
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Subject: Re: 2003 logo
Dear Mary
Great question - I am keen to hear the answers, but just to be clear I agree
with the language of 'disabled person', all to do with the social model of
disability.
Best wishes
Peter Bailey
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mary Ennis
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Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: 2003 logo
Hi Mark,
Here in Canada, the consumer movement has worked long and hard to change
the
language, to put the individual first and foremost instead of following a
label. I'm really curious as to the reasoning behind your request for a
name
change to the European Year?
Mary
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From: "Mark Priestley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 1:05 PM
Subject: 2003 logo
> Hi
>
> Just to let you know that I managed to persuade the people at European
Year
> of 'People with Disabilities' to produce an alternative UK friendly logo
> titled 'European Year of Disabled People'.
>
> They haven't put it on their web site yet, but they sent me one when I
asked
> for it.
>
> EYPD Team
> EurO&M
> 22 rue de la Putterie
> B - 1000 Brussels
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
>
> http://www.eypd2003.org/eypd/eypd/logo/logo_2.html
>
> Best Wishes
>
> Mark Priestley
> Centre for Disability Studies
> University of Leeds
> LEEDS
> LS2 9JT
> UK
>
> tel: +44 113 343 4417
> fax: +44 113 343 4415
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> http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies
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