It's curious. I teach special education and disability studies in the US and am often asked by students and others who want to be sensitive to these issues: "What is the correct form of address? Is it 'disabled person' or is it 'person with a disability'?"
I tell them: "Yes."
TL
Timothy Lillie, PhD
Dept. of Curricular & Instructional Studies
The University of Akron
Akron OH 44325-4205
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Claire Wickham [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 2:55 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: 2003 logo
>
>
> 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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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Peter Bailey
> 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
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 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
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Priestley" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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
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> >
> > 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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