there is only one disability like there is only one racism, etc.
However what is significant here is the number and degree of disability or racist incidents. Murder being the worst.
People have different types of impairments, within each impairment label the conditions affect people differently at different times. often (from the outside) this is treated as tribal. e.g. If you are blind of course you know everybody in the world who is blind, etc. 'From a distance all Chinese look the same, if you don't know many.' Of course neither statement is true.
As a rule (and for every good rule there are good exceptions) the vast majority of people with impairments do not inherit their condition. Although they can have common visible characteristics to someone outside of that community, e.g. use of wheelchair, walking stick or NHS hearing aid, etc.
Keith
On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:24:35 -0000
Sarah Supple <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi, I am not sure if I feel right talking about who is more discriminated
> against according to type of disability. I agree that some people will be
> more restricted in our society, according to how poorly their daily needs
> are catered for, but I'm not sure if that's the same as being more
> discriminated against. I am partially blind and have very different barriers
> to conquer than someone who uses a wheelchair, I'm not sure if I would say
> I'm more or less discriminated against - it's just different. Regards,
> Sarah Supple.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Benson" <[log in to unmask]>
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War makes people ill.
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