Paul
This is also a sincere response.
1) prejudice, is historical, a case now happening in the Montreal press is a
clear exemplifies it. A famous reporter Pierre Foglia, wrote that it is
ridiculous that parent of a 5 years old child, with sever allergies to many
food expect the day care centres to take the child special needs into
account. The parents had asked the centre to advise other parents to ensure
that if their children eat the food that this child is allergic to, that the
children be advised not touch the child in question for a set time. Foglia
goes on to say that people with disabilities are asking for too much. A
friend of his who owns a restaurant in a near-by town was forced to close
the restaurant, because some "disable" had asked him to make bathroom in
restaurant accessible. You see, if restaurant owner had complied, the
bathroom would be bigger then the kitchen. Cost too much. This article
received lots of applause and agreement from the population of Montreal, The
excuses that we cost too much we disrupt the norms of society, These
right-wing ideologies have been prevalent at historical time of economic
crisis. I don't know if I responded to your query, I hope I did.
2) To your second question I suggests you read some of the work by
disability activist writers: Jenny Morris, Tom Shakespeare, Carol Gill.
Disability identity like other minority status identity is very roots of
liberation of oppression of individuals and groups, too complex for a post
of this nature.
Maria Barile
Eco-Access
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Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: REEVE IN AUSTRALIA
> I should preface this by saying this is a genuine query, not a
provocation, and I would really welcome advice on the questions I raise.
With respect to the thread on Reeve, though not specifically on the issues
surrounding Reeve and his advocacy:
>
> 1. Is it necessarily either prejudicial to disabled people or a
denial of disabled people's identities for a person with an impairment to
desire not to have the impairment * whether they became impaired through
their life course or were born with that impairment? Does it intrinsically
devalue disabled people and their differences?
>
> 2. Does it deny the rights, equality and justice agendas for disabled
people for an impaired person to desire not to have the impairment? Does it
have an impact on the politics of disability?
>
> I have my own ideas, but I would like to hear others,
>
> Best Wishes
>
> Paul
>
>
> <<< Maria Barile <[log in to unmask]> 1/28 7:09p >>>
> Erik,
> Great response, politically, I concur with all that you say.
> But I also know that for some reason lots of people with disabilities are
> exactly like Reeve, why don't we use him to liberate others?
> Now, however, I will play devil advocate on this question. Reeve has been
> deprive of life on the margin like we all experienced, so its useless to
> blame him for wanting to stay where he was and knows best. Think of it
as
> one who emigrates to a country that has drastically different values,
> languages customs and geography. ( imagine, a country, a lot like Vic
> Finkelstein, tale in "Revolution". Unlike me, Reeve knows, what he
thinks
> is a better life. Unlike those of you who emigrated into disability, he
has
> not been exposed to disability as an OK life, and probably is supported in
> someway by the scientific community, in any case he is representative of
> many those individual who have not experienced that livening his life
can
> be just OK as he is. Lots of people(1st generation emigrants who emigrate
> still long for their country of birth (on a cold day, like today, I sure
> wish I was in southern Italy) I guess I'm saying he-Reeve- is
representative
> of a group of 'allies' that we have not reached, we should try?
> Maria
>
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> From: "Erik Leipoldt" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 5:11 AM
> Subject: REEVE IN AUSTRALIA
>
>
> > FYI:
> >
> > http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/2003/Jan03/Leipolt_et_al.htm
> >
> > Erik Leipoldt
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