I have mobility and access problems despite having no physical disability. I
cannot use public transport but can drive - as long as it is within a 20-30
kiometre radius and even then, each trip is normally negotiated with
trepidation. I cannot drive on freeways and I avoid bridges. I will never
travel overseas. I need to sit near the aisle in cinemas or theatre and
sometimes avoid them altogether. I don't imagine ever being able to argue
access issues for myself because after all, its all in my head.
Best regards
Laurence Bathurst
School of Occupation and Leisure Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Sydney
PO Box 170
Lidcombe NSW 1825
Australia
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From: "Sarah Supple" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: Vocabulary question: Is there a word for this?
| 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]>
| To: <[log in to unmask]>
| Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:09 AM
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary question: Is there a word for this?
|
|
| Hi Claire,
|
| I don't often respond to discussions on the list just read them but I have
| to agree with Keith.
|
| As someone involved in brining legal cases on Disability Issues for
disabled
| individuals it is usually the people with greater or more severe
impairments
| that experience more oppression / discrimination.
|
| Previously having supported people with learning difficulties in the civil
| rights movement and as a PA it is clear that individuals with severe
| learning difficulties and physical impairments experience the most
| discrimination.
|
| There is no point arguing for a job if you cannot get support to get out
of
| bed, or if the local authority will not provide you with a home (never
mind
| an accessible one), or you get sent to a day centre where you have no say
| over the staff or activities that go on. Finally the people who you spend
| all your time with and could assist you in enforcing your rights have no
| motivation to do so as it is in their interest to keep you disempowered.
|
| Such individuals are unlikely, as a result of the amount of discrimination
| they experience, to have the option to contribute to this debate.
|
| Chris
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: Claire Wickham [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
| Sent: 19 November 2002 20:14
| To: [log in to unmask]
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary question: Is there a word for this?
|
|
| Keith,
|
| I would have imagined that this would depend on how you define degree of
| impairment (and how you measure discrimination)...so I'm not sure this
| statement gets you anywhere? IMO some impairments are much more acceptable
| than others but I am not convinced that there is a correlation between
| degree and discrimination. For example, unemployment figures for visually
| impaired people are strikingly high (75%). This suggests a high level of
| discrimination but would you wish to classify visual impairment as at the
| top end of degree of impairment? And how would your scale work?
|
| ATB
|
| Claire
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: The Disability-Research Discussion List
| [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of keith armstrong
| Sent: 18 November 2002 23:56
| To:
| Subject: Re: Vocabulary question: Is there a word for this?
|
|
| So often here in the UK degree of impairment =
| degree of disability discrimination.
|
|
|
| Keith
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