James,
I was not trying to deny the importance of the individual
and their multiple identities, simply to explain that, in
social model terms, the disability is the
oppression/discrimination imposed on the individual by
society.
As Anna says, when talking to an individual, names are
important and we should refer to Anna and not to "that
disabled person"!
I would agree with you that the social model and the
recognition that people are individuals are not
contradictory positions.
ATB
Claire
On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 10:26:38 -0000 James Rickard
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> I am not sure if I agree with you Claire, I support the social model, but I
> think there is a augment to recognise the individual first i.e. a 'person'
> with a disability and secondly then one who maybe due to cultural, political
> and societal be disability i.e. 'disability person'
> It maybe just somantic but the disability sould not be the frist point of
> reference.
> James Rickard Rehab Group Ireland
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: claire wickham [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 14 March 2003 09:41
> To:
> Subject: Re: Nomenclature
>
>
> Bryan
>
> There is a distinction here between what an individual may
> wish to be called (ask them) and the way in which your
> choice of language reflects your ideological position. The
> use of "disabled people" is in agreement with the social
> model of disability while the term "people with
> disabilities" reflects a more medical and individual
> approach to the definition and understanding of disability
> issues. (In the UK that is.)
>
> Thus, an individual is not a person carrying round his/her
> disabilities with them, they are a person who is disabled
> by society as a result of unequal treatment/discrimination
> related to their impairment.
>
> Our choice of language is not so much a question of fashion
> as a move that reflects how we, as professionals, define
> the concept of disability and this, in turn, has important
> consequences for the way in which we provide a service. Are
> we placing the locus of "disability" (and the
> responsibility for "adjustments" within the individual or
> in our institution?
>
> ATB
>
> Claire
>
>
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:07:16 +0000 BRYAN JONES
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > What is the current favoured phrase, "people with disabilities" or
> > "disabled people". I favour the former, but fashions change and
> > word is (from people who may or may not know of what they
> > speak) that the latter is currently in vogue. What are we using out
> > there?
> > Bryan Jones
> > Disability Support Services Manager
> > Tel: 020 8411 5367
> >
>
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