The longer the terminology gets the more it becomes periphrasis an
euphemism.
those bastards out there have dis-abled me that is to say they have declared
me a second class citizen
I am an individual amongst individuals and claim no more priority for my
state of being than anyone else should.
I cannot be compared and measured against anyonw else because they are no
standard to be compared an measured against.
A consumer is one who uses the erths resources. A disabled consumer is one
who is prevented from accessing the same share of the erths resources as a
member of the elite who constructs the paradigms for who shall be dis-abled
People living with disabilities is absurd because we all live with the air
around us, the ground beneath our feet and the sky above but do not declare
this in our portfolios.
we do not possess disability it is given to us extrernally by humankind
We all possess humanity
We are people who are oppressed not people with opression of people living
with oppression. Better far then to be people fighting oppression, what
about that as a lable ???
Larry
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> Subject: Terminology
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>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I need to comment on the term "consumer" which is commonly used here in
> Canada. Thus, we have the "disabled consumers movement" and "disabled
> consumers." I really appreciate Shelley's comment yesterday saying
> that not all Canadians align themselves with this terminology which
> implicitly references capitalist economics, and I want to add that I
> would be very happy if the disability rights movement stopped using the
> term altogether. I find it highly problematic and also offensive that
> the DRM privileges purchasing power while implicitly suggesting that
> disability rights is ONLY about the right to buy things/services. For
> me, disability rights is about much more than the right to choose what I
> buy. While I could go on about this, as it is an issue that bothers
> me, I think I made my point.
>
> Regarding the terms "disabled people" vs. "people with disabilities," I
> wonder if anyone has given any thought to "people living with
> disabilities"? The latter term is similar to what has been adopted by
> many AIDS activists, who talk about "people living with AIDS." Using th
> term PLWD gets away from the debate about whether we are "people" first
> and recognizes that regardless, disability is an issue that
> significantly affects our lives.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Sharon
> Sharon Dale Stone, Ph.D.
> Dept. of Sociology
> Lakehead University
> 955 Oliver Road
> Thunder Bay, Ont.
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