On the issue of the social construction and context surrounding disability ,
I liked Lucy Yardley's material discursive approach as this made room for
considering the linguistic constructed nature of reality as well as having
space for the ecological implications of our existence and the embodied
nature of ourselves. Regards, Sara supple.
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From: "Michael Peckitt" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 1:41 PM
Subject: Obstacles to identity formation - the limits of social
consctruction
> To all
>
> I agree that impairment is socially constructed, but I would also say 'so
> what?'. Even if attitudes and environmental factors were to change my
back
> would still hurt, my walking arch would worsen until it will be impossible
> for me to walk comfortably at all. The effects of impairment would persist
> Now there is nothing any 'model' can do for this, I appreciate that, and
it
> applies mostly to physical impairments, but the fact would remain that I
am
> unable to do something at age 24 that I could do at age 19 because of my
own
> body and not society fault..
>
> This is the first discussion I have seen on this Message List that has
> talked about Impairment's social construction, something I find
refreshing.
> I never could understand how the designers of the social model seemed to
> cast 'impairment' as non-social. The way my leg moves, the way I walk -
my
> impairment is all too social, it is the way I move through the world,
which
> leads to wonder, why do we need the category of disability, my impairment
> and the way it is perceived is inseparable and social.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
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